Correction. Tonight I'll try adding "video=vesafb" after "vesa". Thanks again Scott.
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Bob Moriarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Scott. > > My kexec boot string was cut&pasted from the wiki. > > > kexec --load /cdrom/casper/vmlinuz \--initrd=/cdrom/casper/initrd.gz > \--command-line="file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper > initrd=/casper/initrd.gz nosplash vesa" > > So, I should replace "vesa" with "video=vesafb" ? > (I guess I used to know that.) :-) > > --Bob > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Scott D. Davilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> >> >Apologies in advance if I am not supplying the appropriate level of >> >detail. >> > >> >I successfully installed Ubuntu 8.04 on a 20 gig partition on the >> >ATV's internal PATA. Later, I broke something when I installed some >> >updates so I went about a reinstalling Ubuntu. I changed the >> >patchstick's boot param from auto to none, and was able to mount the >> >CDROM and kexec into an Ubuntu install. >> >The reinstall proceeded normally until the reboot at the end, at which >> >point the screen is frozen with the Hardy Heron splash screen and a >> >frozen mouse cursor. >> >I've retried the reinstall with a recreated patchstick but end up with >> >the same problem. >> >I'm not sure where to look and appreciate in advance any suggestions. >> >> Sounds like video is not being force in the kernel command line >> (video=vesafb). >> >> Need to see your kexc boot string. >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/atv-bootloader?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
