[Bug 1675453] Re: During d-i install of ubuntu-server from mini.iso I get no login prompt
Steve Langasek
steve.langasek at canonical.com
Sat Jan 20 07:56:01 UTC 2018
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 04:56:33PM -0000, Ćukasz Zemczak wrote:
> Ok, so it seems a few of my previous tests were a bit flawed. It looks
> like vt.handoff=1 does the trick completely for this particular bug. So
> once we switch grub2 to vt.handoff=1 this bug here will be fixed.
> Another thing that needs to be still considered is somehow tweaking
> netboot installs to have 'splash quiet' removed - but that's a separate
> story.
My main concern with this is that AIUI the vt.handoff is a non-upstreamed
patchset in Ubuntu, which has seen some bit rot in the past. We should
probably be looking at how to do this without the vt.handoff patches.
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Title:
During d-i install of ubuntu-server from mini.iso I get no login
prompt
Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in grub2 source package in Artful:
In Progress
Status in plymouth source package in Artful:
Invalid
Bug description:
STEPS:
1. Grab the mini.iso from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/zesty/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
2. Boot it
3. Run the installer and from the tasksel list select ubuntu basic server and openssh server in addition to the default selected base
4. Complete the install remove the media and reboot
EXPECTED:
I expect to see a login prompt
ACTUAL:
I get a blank screen with a cursor top left. SSH logins work as expected
WORKAROUND:
Flip to an alternate TTY and you get the login prompt.
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