"Safe graphics mode" doesn't use VESA
Bug #59618 reported by
robepisc
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Colin Watson |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: casper
If I choose "Safe graphics mode" in the boot menu I see that "xforcevesa" is correctly added to the kernel boot parameters, but that hint is ignored by the X configuration scripts of the LiveCD.
That is, in my desktop pc, X always uses nv, even if requested to use vesa by "xforcevesa".
It's a real problem on my laptop, which has a SiS630, because it is affected by #57452 in Knot2 (that is sis doesn't work in Knot2). And even in safe graphics mode it keeps on using sis!
Related branches
Changed in casper: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in xorg: | |
assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-x-swat |
Changed in xorg: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
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From the attached dmesg output:
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper xforcevesa initrd=/casper/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=1048576 root=/dev/ram rw quiet splash -- locale=it kbd-chooser/method=it