Unable to set vga mode on alternate install Lucid 10.04

[Dougal Ballantyne]

>>> I am not sure if this is the right mailing list for this but I am
>>> having problems trying to do a fresh install of Luicd 10.04 Beta
>>> amd64. Specifically I am unable to make it past the first menu with a
>>> working display.
>>>
>>> I am installing on a HP Compaq 6710b and have in the past set vga=791
>>> when installing 9.10 Karmic amd64. It appears that this is not longer
>>> supported on the Luicd install. I have found references to gfxmode=
>>> and gfxpayload= settings for grub2 but not solution to setting the
>>> correct graphics mode when installing.
>>>
>>> Does anybody know of the method to change the vga/graphics mode at
>>> install time on the Lucid 10.04 alternate cd?
>>
>> Today I used vga=771 with an lucid desktop amd64 image. This may work
>> for the alternate CD.
>>
>
> I cannot use the desktop CD because I am running LVM. I will get it a
> download and see if I am able to at least boot it and get further than
>

I have got it installed using desktop CD amd64, then installed lvm2.
Installed using installer and then chroot into /target to add lvm2
packages before reboot. All working.

>> --
>> Benjamin Drung
>> Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Maintainer (www.debian.org)
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