Bug#801233: EFI install Fails without GUI
On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 12:46:23PM -0400, amstead wrote: >Package: cdrom >Tags: Update 8: 8.2 install ISO >Tags: 64-bit PC netinst iso > >When I install debian on a VM using EFI system settings, deslecting >everything except standard tools and utilities, the installation >completes successfully, but when it is rebooted it hangs after the >SMBus is identified. (This is a point in time) This is the same place >where the screen would change, if a GUI was installed. > >When I do the same install and deselect Desktop Environment, but >select Gnome, and the tools on the bottom. The guest operating system >will boot normally. > >Be nice to have a server with xorg and a web browser only install... Hmmm, that sounds *very* odd. My own installation testing specifically includes running in a VM using EFI and no GUI - this is one of the quickest tests I can run on my laptop on release day! :-) Which particular VM are you using? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Bug#801233: EFI install Fails without GUI
I am using ESXi 5.5, it is an older dell 2900. (wouldnt think that would mater. I do a graphical Expert install, and chose most of the defaults, I do Force EFI mode. I have tried it multiple time... In fact I am in the process now. I was going to chose Gnome, then uninstall it. I just wanted a simple box for a MySQL DB for my son to play on. I initially tried 8.1 and now am using the 8.2 image. Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.ch), encrypted email based in Switzerland. Original Message Subject: Re: Bug#801233: EFI install Fails without GUI Time (UTC): October 7 2015 5:36 pm From: st...@einval.com To: amst...@protonmail.ch,801...@bugs.debian.org On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 12:46:23PM -0400, amstead wrote: >Package: cdrom >Tags: Update 8: 8.2 install ISO >Tags: 64-bit PC netinst iso > >When I install debian on a VM using EFI system settings, deslecting >everything except standard tools and utilities, the installation >completes successfully, but when it is rebooted it hangs after the >SMBus is identified. (This is a point in time) This is the same place >where the screen would change, if a GUI was installed. > >When I do the same install and deselect Desktop Environment, but >select Gnome, and the tools on the bottom. The guest operating system >will boot normally. > >Be nice to have a server with xorg and a web browser only install... Hmmm, that sounds *very* odd. My own installation testing specifically includes running in a VM using EFI and no GUI - this is one of the quickest tests I can run on my laptop on release day! :-) Which particular VM are you using? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Bug#801233: EFI install Fails without GUI
I understand, it is strange, I don't know if Gnome still uses a HAL or some system board calls that might be needed with the VMWare system board. I am not a Gnome user, so if I step off the edge of my knowledge I apologize. The Force EFI during the partitioning, made it sound like "Yes" indicated that you didn't care about anything else on the system. I will run the install with the default. I actually access my VMware host from a windows box running on VirtualBox on my local machine. I will run a quick install next, see if I get any different result. Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.ch), encrypted email based in Switzerland. Original Message Subject: Re: Bug#801233: EFI install Fails without GUI Time (UTC): October 7 2015 5:58 pm From: st...@einval.com To: amst...@protonmail.ch CC: 801...@bugs.debian.org,debian-...@lists.debian.org [ Added CC: to the debian-efi list ] On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 01:46:39PM -0400, amstead wrote: > >I am using ESXi 5.5, it is an older dell 2900. (wouldnt think that would mater. OK. My own default test setup is with qemu/kvm, but I've seen it work with Virtualbox too. It *might* be an oddit with ESXi, but I'm honestly struggling to see how the presence or lack of a desktop environment could make a difference here! >I do a graphical Expert install, and chose most of the defaults, I do >Force EFI mode. OK. Out of curiosity, are you changing anything at all related to EFI or bootloader? If you're forcing EFI mode, is that because you have another OS installed in this VM? >I have tried it multiple time... In fact I am in the process now. I >was going to chose Gnome, then uninstall it. I just wanted a simple >box for a MySQL DB for my son to play on. > >I initially tried 8.1 and now am using the 8.2 image. OK. I'm not aware of any major changes between those releases likely to make a difference here. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Is there anybody out there?
Bug#801233: EFI install Fails without GUI
Package: cdrom Tags: Update 8: 8.2 install ISO Tags: 64-bit PC netinst iso When I install debian on a VM using EFI system settings, deslecting everything except standard tools and utilities, the installation completes successfully, but when it is rebooted it hangs after the SMBus is identified. (This is a point in time) This is the same place where the screen would change, if a GUI was installed. When I do the same install and deselect Desktop Environment, but select Gnome, and the tools on the bottom. The guest operating system will boot normally. Be nice to have a server with xorg and a web browser only install... Thanks For Your Time Blake When I install debian on a VM using EFI system settings, deslecting everything except standard tools and utilities, the installation completes successfully, but when it is rebooted it hangs after the SMBus is identified. (This is a point in time) This is the same place where the screen would change, if a GUI was installed. When I do the same install and deselect Desktop Environment, but select Gnome, and the tools on the bottom. The guest operating system will boot normally. Be nice to have a server with xorg and a web browser only install... Thanks For Your Time Blake Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.ch), encrypted email based in Switzerland.
