Re: Bullseye installation problem
On Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 11:45:10AM +0100, Chris Bell 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.
>
>
Try installing firmware-misc-nonfree which will pull in firmware-amd-graphics
I think.
I normally install firmware-linux-free firmware-linux-nonfree
firmware-misc-nonfree - that covers all bases.
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
Andy C.
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