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Re: Bullseye installation problem

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On Tuesday, 6 July 2021 11:45:10 BST you wrote:
> Thanks for the reply
> 
> > Machine HP Proliant ML150 with 5GB RAM and currently a single HDD. I
> 
> normally
> 
> > use a netinst CD created locally from the jigdo image (amd64).
> > I have tried to install both basic bullseye rc1 and bullseye rc2 with SSH
> > server several times over the last few days, using different netinst CD's,
> 
> and
> 
> > each time the installation appears to be faultless until I try to boot the
> 
> new
> 
> > installation. I just want to be able to login locally, do a small amount
> > of
> > configuration, and then login remotely over the network. The GRUB display
> > is normal, but then the SVGA monitor only shows a single message about
> > 
> > VMX outside text (disabled by BIOS)
> > 
> > before the monitor complains that the video is out of range and gives
> > up....
> > 
> > Is firmware for your graphics device installed?
> 
> I always use the "unofficial" installer with firmware, so it was
> 
> firmware-bullseye-DI-rc2-amd64-netinst.iso
> 
> and
> 
> firmware-bullseye-DI-rc2-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
> 
> > Try working around the immediate problem by appending nomodeset to the
> > kernel command line via E key at Grub menu. For most graphics chips,
> > nomodeset blocks a requirement of most AMD, Intel and NVidia GPUs X
> > drivers, enabled KMS, so using it is little but a crutch to enable
> > reconfiguration and troubleshooting [1].
> > 
> > What is output from
> > 
> > 		lspci -nnk | grep -A3 VGA
> 
>  This is the output from the working buster 10.10.0 installation:
>  lspci -nnk | grep -A3 VGA
> 0a:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd.
> MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) [102b:0522] (rev 02)
>         Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company ProLiant DL140 G3 [103c:31fa]
>         Kernel driver in use: mgag200
>         Kernel modules: mgag200
> 
> I am not desperate to get bullseye installed at the moment as I can still
> use buster 10.10.0, but the release team want to prepare the full release
> soon. I see that someone has already reported an issue with (I think) a
> virtual different HP machine, which may not be identical.
> I have full access (from the running buster 10.10.0 installation) to / for
> the rc2 installation, including all the logs from the boot attempt, but all
> I could do at the time was to select a Ctl-Alt-f3 terminal, login blind as
> root, and do a shutdown.
> I can even swap discs and re-install 10.10.0 to use the machine to avoid re-
> formatting any of the current partitions, which would change UUID's for the
> current 10.10.0, swapping the discs back for further testing.

> The AMD firmware is not in the standard firmware-linux-nonfree, from memory.

> All best,

> Andy C.

> It's installed on my HP Microserver which is also Matrox G200

Thanks for the info, I have assumed no op, hopefully re-installed again for 
the last time, and done some remote admin.

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Re: Bullseye installation problem Chris Bell <chrisbell@chrisbell.org.uk> - 2021-07-06 13:20 +0200
  Re: Bullseye installation problem "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-07-06 15:00 +0200
    Re: Bullseye installation problem (with Matrox GPU) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-07-06 22:30 +0200
      Re: Bullseye installation problem (with Matrox GPU) "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-07-07 00:40 +0200
        Re: Bullseye installation problem (with Matrox GPU) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-07-07 02:40 +0200
          Re: Bullseye installation problem (with Matrox GPU) Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-07-07 14:00 +0200
          Re: Bullseye installation problem (with Matrox GPU) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-07-07 15:20 +0200
  Re: Bullseye installation problem Chris Bell <chrisbell@chrisbell.org.uk> - 2021-07-06 19:50 +0200

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