Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server @ VPC 2004
Just tried installing Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server (Dapper Drake) on Virtual PC 2004, and the installation screen was messed up. It shown only a portion of the installation screen.
Here’s how to fix it:
1. When booting up from the CD, you’ll see a menu. Press ESC there, where it’ll tell you that you’re about to switch to text-mode. Choose OK
2. You’ll see a prompt like this : boot:
3. To continue, just type this: install debian-installer/framebuffer=false
4. Press Enter, and the screen should show up OK on VirtualPC 2004.
So far so good. Hope it helps.
note: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server doesn’t install a GUI desktop (gnome/kde). If you need it, just type : sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
(need internet access and properly set-up /etc/apt/sources.list file)
July 25th, 2006 16:19
Hello,
I did the same thing in a different way. When booting from cd you can press F4 to change the resolution. Instead of VGA, I did choose 640×480x32.
So far so good, the installation went fine, but when the installation was done and the system booted for the first time the resolution was again in VGA mode.
I googled a bit, but every body is talking about editing the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file but this file is not on my system because it’s a server without a desktop manager. How can I resolve this?
July 26th, 2006 14:03
Hello,
I just did a reinstall with command in your post and everything is working fine now, even after the reboot when the system is booting from the virtual HD.
Thx a lot for this great tip!
Next thing to try: Daisy (http://cocoondev.org/daisy/index.html)
Bart
July 27th, 2006 02:01
Bart - sorry just managed to spot your comment now; well done.
Daisy looks pretty sweet indeed.
October 13th, 2006 23:52
How about installing Edubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (Dapper Drake) on VPC 2004? Well, actually I’m about to give it a shot on my wife’s notebook. Why on VPC? Euhm… as I said before, this is my wife’s notebook
Let you know the result soon, hopefully…
August 30th, 2007 22:12
If you have already installed Ubuntu in server mode, here is how to fix the video problem without going through the reinstall:
1. Reboot
2. On the grub prompt, hit Esc
3. Choose recovery mode boot
4. When you have access to the CLI, go to /boot/grub and edit menu.lst
5. Look for the default entry and remove from the kernel line the “splash” word
6. Save, reboot and enjoy.
April 26th, 2008 17:37
Finally gotten it all right, reading from the discussions. Thanks heaps people!