[Bug 1840548] Re: Installer hangs on iMac Pro (2017)

[Raffaele Candeliere]

(UPDATE)
I've tried with Ubuntu 18. Even worse. Instead of GRUB, Apple's "Boot Recovery Assistant" kicks in saying that, in order to boot from the chosen media, a software update is needed. 
And even in the case when you opt for the software update, upon next reboot nothing changes. The Boot Recovery Assistant kicks in again and again.
Conclusion: at the moment Ubuntu cannot be installed on an iMac Pro (32GB Ram, 1TB SSD, Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB VRam) 

** Description changed:

- Hi, 
- I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an iMac Pro (2017) using the latest desktop ISO (ubuntu-19.04-desktop-amd64.iso) but the installer hangs very early.
+ Hi,
+ I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an iMac Pro 2017 (32GB Ram, 1TB SSD, Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB VRam) using the latest desktop ISO (ubuntu-19.04-desktop-amd64.iso) but the installer hangs very early.
  
  Steps to reproduce
  
  1) Burn the ISO to a DVD or USB stick
  
  2) From the system (EFI) OS chooser select the CD or USB device with the
  Ubuntu distribution. The GRUB screen correctly pops up.
  
  3) Select "Install Ubuntu" (or "Try Ubuntu", or "Install Ubuntu (Safe
  graphics)", or "Try Ubuntu (Safe graphics)", the result is always the
  same) and hit the Enter Key
  
  Expected behavior: The installation process should start
  
  Actual behavior: The screen goes fully blank and the system freezes
  
  Since the system hangs so early, I'm not sure the culprit is Ubiquity or
  the kernel

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Title:
  Installer hangs on iMac Pro (2017)

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,
  I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an iMac Pro 2017 (32GB Ram, 1TB SSD, Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB VRam) using the latest desktop ISO (ubuntu-19.04-desktop-amd64.iso) but the installer hangs very early.

  Steps to reproduce

  1) Burn the ISO to a DVD or USB stick

  2) From the system (EFI) OS chooser select the CD or USB device with
  the Ubuntu distribution. The GRUB screen correctly pops up.

  3) Select "Install Ubuntu" (or "Try Ubuntu", or "Install Ubuntu (Safe
  graphics)", or "Try Ubuntu (Safe graphics)", the result is always the
  same) and hit the Enter Key

  Expected behavior: The installation process should start

  Actual behavior: The screen goes fully blank and the system freezes

  Since the system hangs so early, I'm not sure the culprit is Ubiquity
  or the kernel

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