On Tuesday, 6 July 2021 11:45:10 BST you 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.
> 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 Thanks for the info, I have assumed no op, hopefully re-installed again for the last time, and done some remote admin.
