Via server backports [1] I was trying the version of Groovy "in place" I expected the change to be in qemu, so I updated just the qemu components from 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.10 to 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.2~backport20.04-202011301725~ubuntu20.04.1. Same error on 5.0 still.
I still had a qemu 5.1 for Hirsute at [2] that tried next. Note: a praise to the neat co-installability of libs in Ubuntu/Debian - apt-cache policy was rather crowded now :-) Trying qemu 1:5.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ppa4 still failed. Trying qemu 1:5.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 still failed as well. All other components are still mostly on the level of Focal. Ok, assumptions be damned - it seems to be something else than qemu. Next best guess - the bios. Trying seabios 1.14.0-2 + qemu 1:5.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 then worked. Downgrading qemu back to Focal at 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.10 but keeping seabios at 1.14.0-2 then still worked. 1.14.0-1~backport20.04-202010240636~ubuntu20.04.1 is only a minor change away and also working fine. So the fix is solely in the seabios component it seems. [1]: https://launchpad.net/~canonical-server/+archive/ubuntu/server-backports [2]: https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/4321 ** Package changed: libvirt (Ubuntu) => seabios (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: seabios (Ubuntu Focal) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: seabios (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: seabios (Ubuntu Focal) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908512 Title: VNC unusable when booting ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seabios/+bug/1908512/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
