[Bug 877278] Re: Boot fails on T61, screen stays blank

[Steve Langasek]

Oh, right, xrandr output isn't useful here because it's the nvidia
driver.

If setting the graphics mode is enough to let the splash be seen, then
it sounds like the default mode being chosen via VBE isn't supported by
your display.  That's a little strange on a laptop with a built-in
display, but it seems to be the case here.

I'll reassign this to grub2, to let the grub developers see if there's
anything else we could be doing better here.

** Package changed: plymouth (Ubuntu) => grub2 (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Boot fails on T61, screen stays blank

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After a clean install of 11.10 and installation of nvidia-current on a
  Lenovo T61 the system doesn't boot. After grub the screen is blank
  except the cursor. Booting via recovery mode is possible though.

  A boot with "linux_gfx_mode=text" and removed kernel options "quiet",
  "splash" and "vt.handoff=7" also freezes (see screenshot).

  
  Workarround:
  After adding "GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024x768" to /etc/default/grub and running "update-grub" the system is booting.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic-pae 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Oct 18 11:41:40 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
  MachineType: LENOVO 7663PJG
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 01/21/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 7LETB0WW (2.10 )
  dmi.board.name: 7663PJG
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LETB0WW(2.10):bd01/21/2008:svnLENOVO:pn7663PJG:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn7663PJG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 7663PJG
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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