[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebooks: "Error setting up gfxboot"

[dan]

Hello All!! 
        I would like to start off by saying thank you for all your hard work in trying to figure this issue out thanks again to all.

       so here i was with my new Acer CB5-571 with chrome OS on it and i
just couldn't handle it any more i'm in the process of learning Linux
and found that i could install it on my Chromebook, after a few hurdles
i was able to finely get to the bios screen aka sea bios now i got this
error from the USB drive and could not get past it. after reading the
forum i came accost a post that said something along thew lines of
"live" at that point it was like (LIGHT BULB) so i just simply typed
live at the BOOT: command prompt and just like that it took off and i'm
now installing kubuntu 17.10.1....

       I'm sure it may be way more complicated for some but i thought it
would be good for me to post this to the forum as i normally don't in
fact this is my very first post ever.. again i appreciate all of you in
all the hard work every one has provided to this issue and i hope my
findings help

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to gfxboot in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530

Title:
  Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebooks: "Error setting up
  gfxboot"

Status in gfxboot-theme-ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in gfxboot package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in gfxboot-theme-ubuntu package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I downloaded Ubuntu Wily 15.10, then copied into an USB drive in order to use that to install Ubuntu on my Chromebook Pixel 2.
  After selecting the drive to boot from, I only get a terminal that shows up the following lines:

  graphics initialization failed
  Error setting up gfxboot
  boot:

  Same happens with any *buntu ISO image ( I tried KDE and XFCE as well).
  At this point, I tried to download the  Debian8 ISO image and I noticed that the installer doesn't recognize the video size, too but then asks for the user to manually select a suitable video format from a list of options. >From that point on, I was able to install Debian on the chromebook.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions