Boot fails on T61, screen stays blank
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
After a clean install of 11.10 and installation of nvidia-current on a Lenovo T61 the system doesn't boot. After grub the screen is blank except the cursor. Booting via recovery mode is possible though.
A boot with "linux_
Workarround:
After adding "GRUB_GFXPAYLOA
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 18 11:41:40 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
MachineType: LENOVO 7663PJG
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/21/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7LETB0WW (2.10 )
dmi.board.name: 7663PJG
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:
dmi.product.name: 7663PJG
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
affects: | ubuntu → plymouth (Ubuntu) |
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson) |
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Colin Watson (cjwatson) → nobody |
It seems that booting with linux_gfx_mode=text isn't working, while booting with linux_gfx_ mode=1024x768 is working. Somehow booting with mode text seems to be default for my system, maybe because the graphics card is blacklisted?
Please find attached the gfxblacklist grub is using on my system.