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Bug#1118356: cdrom: Upgrade 12.12 to 13.1. Failed to blank screen with flashing cursor

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Package: cdrom
Severity: important
Tags: d-i
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org, richard@echogolf.uk, debian-boot@lists.debian.org
User: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Usertags: amd64
User: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
Usertags: amd64

Dear Maintainer,

*** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation?
Upgrading system from 12.12 to 13.1.
https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/upgrading.html was
followed precisely.
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
System had Nvidia P600 graphics card installed. Nvidia Drivers from the non-
free repository had been installed under 12.12 according to
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Debian_12_.22Bookworm.22,
"proprietary" drivers installed. System is HP DC7900 with non-uefi bios (no
secure boot). Upgrade failed part way through. It appeared that the 13.1
upgrade may have installed the "open" drivers. System failed to a blank screen
with a flashing cursor. Was not able to recover to a graphical desktop (I'm not
that knowledgable and could not find a relevant help article)
Tried to remove graphics card and revery to systems own GPU.
   * What was the outcome of this action?
That did not work. Instead did a fresh Debian 13.1 install with the Nvidia card
removed from the system. The reinstalled the Nvidia P600 and reinstalled Nvidia
drivers according to the Debian 13 section of the wiki
   * What outcome did you expect instead?
That the install completed correctly. The Debian 13 upgrade instructions did
not require removal of the graphics card and NVIDIA draivers. After fail,
expected a Boot to where the install had got to with active screen using the
systems own GPU.

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Bug#1118356: cdrom: Upgrade 12.12 to 13.1. Failed to blank screen with flashing cursor Richard Maher <richard@echogolf.uk> - 2025-10-18 15:30 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#1118356: cdrom: Upgrade 12.12 to 13.1. Failed  to blank screen with flashing cursor "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-10-18 18:10 +0200
  Bug#1118356: cdrom: Upgrade 12.12 to 13.1. Failed to blank screen with flashing cursor Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2025-10-18 18:10 +0200

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