The `nomodeset` section needs some massaging due to the text flow being broken a bit. While at it, link to it above at the 'Terminal UI' bootloader tip such that readers can find it more easily.
Suggested-by: Alexander Zeidler <a.zeid...@proxmox.com> Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss <c.he...@proxmox.com> --- Changes v1 -> v2: * dropped superflous `the` * use `xref` instead of `<< >>` for linking paragraph pve-installation.adoc | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc index 6b44fc0..016aa91 100644 --- a/pve-installation.adoc +++ b/pve-installation.adoc @@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ Both modes use the same code base for the actual installation process to benefit from more than a decade of bug fixes and ensure feature parity. TIP: The 'Terminal UI' option can be used in case the graphical installer does -not work correctly, due to e.g. driver issues. +not work correctly, due to e.g. driver issues. See also +xref:nomodeset_kernel_param[adding the `nomodeset` kernel parameter]. Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Graphical, Debug Mode):: @@ -300,14 +301,14 @@ following command: # zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd> ---- +[[nomodeset_kernel_param]] Adding the `nomodeset` Kernel Parameter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Problems may arise on very old or very new hardware due to graphics drivers. If -the installation hangs during the boot. In that case, you can try adding the -`nomodeset` parameter. This prevents the Linux kernel from loading any -graphics drivers and forces it to continue using the BIOS/UEFI-provided -framebuffer. +the installation hangs during boot, you can try adding the `nomodeset` +parameter. This prevents the Linux kernel from loading any graphics drivers and +forces it to continue using the BIOS/UEFI-provided framebuffer. On the {pve} bootloader menu, navigate to 'Install {pve} (Terminal UI)' and press `e` to edit the entry. Using the arrow keys, navigate to the line starting -- 2.43.0 _______________________________________________ pve-devel mailing list pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-devel