[Bug 654936] Re: Maverick 10.10 server does not boot on IBM x3650 M2

[Daniel M]

In reply to "missing required logs", there are no logs to be produced.
The os does not boot or produces any logs to be seen, so I marked it as
confirmed. Sorry for the long delay, I was checking this out as I am
preparing to upgrade to Oneiric (11.10) (did not test the oneiric CD
yet, though. That will require some downtime scheduling.)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  Maverick 10.10 server does not boot on IBM x3650 M2

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “grub2” source package in Maverick:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Maverick:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Problem:
    The 10.10 server RC cd does not boot on my IBM x3650 M2 server.

  How to reproduce:
    Burn the Maverick amd64 server Release Candidate image to a CD. Insert the cd on the cd-rom drive of a IBM x3650 M2, boot the server from the cd.
    A black grub window will show up, instead of the ubuntu language choice menu. Clicking on the "install" option will display the message "error: cannot allocate protected mode pages" "you need to load the kernel first" (screenshots attached)

  Further information:
    The 10.04 server cd worked fine on this machine when I took the same steps.
    I booted a desktop with the same cd and checked it for defects. No problems found.
    I checked the md5sum of the image
    (released 2010-10-01, 79401d63a2d87fe8a92f39c1f50581fc *ubuntu-10.10-rc-server-amd64.iso)
    I found something on http://www.mail-archive.com/grub-devel@gnu.org/msg15081.html, this bug may be related with grub and EFI.

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