Fails to display video after grub (kernel lacks video output)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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rootskel (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
|
Colin Watson | ||
Natty |
Fix Released
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High
|
Colin Watson |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: debian-installer
Attempt to install natty amd64/i386 fails after menu selection in gfxboot when using ESXi 4.1update1 (with 4mb video or auto video ram options), due to video issue with linux kernel.
Using nomodeset has no effect.
Removing the vga=788 option causes it to boot and work in text mode.
This wasn't an issue with the alpha installs.
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Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta 1 amd64 (20110329.2)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta 1 amd64 (20110329.2)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
MemoryUsage:
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 504292 225080 279212 0 11112 123708
-/+ buffers/cache: 90260 414032
Swap: 522236 0 522236
Package: debian-installer (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcKernelCmdLine_: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
ProcVersionSign
Tags: natty natty
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-virtual x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
dmi.bios.date: 10/13/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
Related branches
tags: | added: iso-testing |
Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu Natty): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu Natty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) |
I initially reassigned this over to grub2, but that was a mistake - you're talking about booting the installer here, and that doesn't use GRUB.
vga=788 is a *lot* faster on some systems, and makes the installer a great deal more pleasant to use. I wonder how we can resolve this without losing that property?