Thread: Framebuffer is not working with grub-efi-amd64 on Natty Narwhal

dear all,

struggling entire day getting framebuffer working on fresh installed system.

have intel dh67bl mainboard , intel pentium g620t cpu+igp.

when power on system can see messages:

code:

error: no suitable mode found  error: no suitable mode found  booting however

i have tried few things in /etc/default/grub.
here actual settings:

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grub_default=0  grub_hidden_timeout=0  grub_hidden_timeout_quiet=true  grub_timeout=10  grub_distributor=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo debian`  grub_cmdline_linux_default="hpet=disable quiet reboot=a,w"  grub_cmdline_linux=""    grub_gfxmode=800x600  grub_gfxpayload_linux=800x600

i have tested grub_cmdline_linux_default video=efifb:off , i915.modeset=1 , grub_gfxpayload_linux=keep , on, nothing worked me.

after installation saw message, once:

code:

htpc kernel: [    3.331602] fb: conflicting fb hw usage inteldrmfb vs efi vga - removing generic driver

code:

root@htpc:~# hwinfo --framebuffer  02: none 00.0: 11001 vesa framebuffer                               [created @ bios.464]    unique id: rdcr.ealwiwzz1jf    hardware class: framebuffer    model: "intel(r)sandybridge desktop graphics controller"    vendor: "intel corporation"    device: "intel(r)sandybridge desktop graphics controller"    subvendor: "intel(r)sandybridge desktop graphics chipset accelerated vga bios"    subdevice:     revision: "hardware version 0.0"    memory size: 63 mb + 960 kb    memory range: 0xe0000000-0xe3feffff (rw)    mode 0x033c: 1920x1440 (+1920), 8 bits    mode 0x034d: 1920x1440 (+3840), 16 bits    mode 0x035c: 1920x1440 (+7680), 24 bits    mode 0x033a: 1600x1200 (+1600), 8 bits    mode 0x034b: 1600x1200 (+3200), 16 bits    mode 0x035a: 1600x1200 (+6400), 24 bits    mode 0x0307: 1280x1024 (+1280), 8 bits    mode 0x031a: 1280x1024 (+2560), 16 bits    mode 0x031b: 1280x1024 (+5120), 24 bits    mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits    mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits    mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits    mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits    mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits    mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits    mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits    mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+832), 8 bits    mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits    config status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

code:

root@htpc:~# dpkg --get-selections | grep -i grub  grub-common					install  grub-efi					install  grub-efi-amd64					install

dmesg shows following:

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dmesg | grep -ei "(frame|fb)"  [    1.646604] console: switching colour frame buffer device 128x48  [    1.648510] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device

i found solutions similar problems, had no luck:
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...oblems_in_uefi
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ue...hic%20protocol

hints?

my suggestion try different boot loader. in experience, grub 2 on uefi systems finicky , unreliable. imho, elilo more reliable. there ubuntu package, i'm using binary elilo project. don't recall offhand if ubuntu package installs directly efi system partition (normally mounted @ /boot/efi) or elsewhere. if latter, or if download non-ubuntu version, you'll need create subdirectory in /boot/efi/efi hold elilo installation. you'll need copy linux kernel (such /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic) , initial ram disk (such /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic) whatever directory create elilo. you'll need create elilo configuration file. mine looks this:

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prompt timeout=50 default=linux #chooser=textmenu  image=vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic         label=linux         initrd=initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic         read-only         root=/dev/sda4         append="reboot=a,w"

this example boots specified kernel, using linux root (/) filesystem on /dev/sda4. "reboot=a,w" kernel option required on system or rebooting results in kernel panic. not computers suffer bug, significant number do, no matter boot loader used.

once you've set up, should able use board's firmware select new boot loader , set default; or if firmware limited on score, can use efibootmgr utility in ubuntu.

aware if you're dual-booting windows, elilo can't redirect boot process boot loader. thus, you'll have rely on either firmware's built-in boot manager or one, such refit. might not able use refit binaries site, though; seem unreliable except on macs. ubuntu includes refit package purely 64-bit version works on non-mac uefi systems, although graphics iffy. (you can uncomment line in configuration file enable text-mode display.)

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