Re: Debian installer can't install Debian testing in VirtualBox when EFI enabled

[Cyril Brulebois]

Steve McIntyre  (2023-04-27):
> *Please* reply to all and respond to the debian-boot list, I'm not the
> only person working on stuff here...

Yes please!

> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:45:17PM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
> >> Thanks, it does. It seems there's a problem with video setup and
> >> it's not starting X. What options do you have under Display?
> >
> >There're 4 options to choose from "Graphics Controller" in VirtualBox.
> >They're VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA, and None. VirtualBox suggests
> >VMSVGA, but they all don't work.

Does Debian 11 start correctly?


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Re: Debian installer can't install Debian testing in VirtualBox when EFI enabled

[Steve McIntyre]

*Please* reply to all and respond to the debian-boot list, I'm not the
only person working on stuff here...

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:45:17PM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
>Hi
>
>> Thanks, it does. It seems there's a problem with video setup and it's
>> not starting X. What options do you have under Display?
>
>There're 4 options to choose from "Graphics Controller" in VirtualBox.
>They're VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA, and None. VirtualBox suggests
>VMSVGA, but they all don't work.

Hmmm.

>> If you start with "Install" rather than "Graphical Install" then that
>> should work for now.
>
>I have tried "Install", even "Expert install" in "Advanced
>options...", but still doesn't work. They all end with blank gray
>screen just as the videos I attached show.

Argh. I've no idea what's going on here... :-(

>"Graphical rescue mode" or "Rescure mode" in "Advanced options..."
>doesn't work, neither.
>
>By the way, thanks for your hard work.

You're welcome!

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Re: Debian installer can't install Debian testing in VirtualBox when EFI enabled

[Steve McIntyre]

[ re-adding the CC to debian-boot, and without attachments ]

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:31:02AM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
>Hi
>
>When I enable EFI in VirtualBox
>
>Screenshot from 2023-04-20 00-17-17.png
>and try to install Debian testing, it just... well, the video attached may
>explain something.

Thanks, it does. It seems there's a problem with video setup and it's
not starting X. What options do you have under Display?

If you start with "Install" rather than "Graphical Install" then that
should work for now.

>Sorry, I'm just a regular user and don't know how to report problem I
>encountered.

That's fine! Thanks for helping to debug this. :-)

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Re: Debian installer can't install Debian testing in VirtualBox when EFI enabled

[Steve McIntyre]

Hi!

On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 01:41:37PM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
>I don't know if it's the bug of Debian installer or VirtualBox,
>anyway, when EFI is enabled in VirtualBox, Debian testing just can't
>install whatever Graphics Controller is in VirtualBox.
>
>I am using VirtualBox 7.0.8 and 6.1.44, and the lastest Debian testing
>ISO released on April 17, 2023.

Could you expand a little, please? What exactly do you mean by "can't
install"? What errors do you see, for example?

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