[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
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On 2016-05-18T13:47:31+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
See https://github.com/openSUSE/gfxboot/issues/7.
It doesn't start on Chromebooks as it doesn't find/can't set a video
mode.
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On 2016-05-18T13:50:16+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Created attachment 677455
test iso 1: show available video modes
Please use this ('dd' to a usb stick) to show the available video modes.
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On 2016-05-19T07:03:34+00:00 Timo Jyrinki wrote:
Created attachment 677518
result from test iso 1
It just hangs in there.
With kvm /dev/sdb on another machine I can see it correctly gives
resolution list.
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On 2016-05-19T07:52:13+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Does it react to 'ESC'? Like showing the text boot menu?
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On 2016-05-19T08:09:14+00:00 Timo Jyrinki wrote:
Right, yes it does react to Esc, I can get the boot: menu with the
harddisk/linux/upgrade etc options. So it's not hanged.
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On 2016-05-19T08:28:59+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Ok, then everything is fine, actually. I'll put together a new test iso
today or tomorrow.
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On 2016-05-19T11:32:43+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Created attachment 677583
test iso 2: show active vbe mode and try to use it
Please test this one. Ideally it shows the current mode and then lets
you continue.
Anything can happen, but I'd like at least to know the mode number.
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On 2016-05-19T13:33:53+00:00 Timo Jyrinki wrote:
Created attachment 677602
result from test iso 2
No graphics still. (but under kvm I got the graphical menu instead of
text one)
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On 2016-05-19T14:01:46+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Created attachment 677608
test iso 3: also list available modes
Please test this one. It should list all available modes on the first
text screen. Otherwise nothing has changed.
Please post a screenshot of the mode list (provided there is anything).
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On 2016-05-19T14:15:52+00:00 Timo Jyrinki wrote:
Created attachment 677609
result from test iso 3
We've some modes. The native resolution of Acer Chromebook R11 (Braswell
14nm CPU) is 1366x768.
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On 2016-05-19T14:27:03+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Created attachment 677616
test iso 4: just set mode 0x140
Ok, then let's just hardcode this mode number an see what happens.
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On 2016-05-19T17:05:05+00:00 Timo Jyrinki wrote:
With test iso 4, blank black screen after the "Press a key to
continue..." prompt after the modes are displayed as in the previous
image attachement. Keypresses don't seem have a visual effect.
(On kvm /dev/sdb, 320x200 graphical output)
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On 2016-05-20T08:45:34+00:00 Snwint-g wrote:
Created attachment 677696
test iso 5: use framebuffer for drawing
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
** Bug watch added: bugzilla.suse.com/ #980570 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980570 ** Also affects: gfxboot-theme-ubuntu via https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980570 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
** Also affects: gfxboot (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: gfxboot (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: gfxboot (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
@Timo, ahh! Hence the fascination with unetbootin. Makes sense now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Ubuntu seem to have a problem when the SeaBIOS payload doesn't re-run the video BIOS. Some SeaBIOS payload, like the John Lewis one, reuses the existing framebuffer vs re-initializing using the VGA BIOS. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme- ubuntu/+bug/1530530/comments/5 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
There is no 3:2 resolution on normal chromebooks, just normal resolutions. It's more due to the video BIOS missing / being strange when using the SeaBIOS payload beneath chromebook's Coreboot from what I can understand, and gfxboot not coping with it. I believe 16.04 would work just as well if unetbootin would work for 16.04 images, ie removing gfxboot completely and replacing it with other first menu showing code. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Timo, this only affects newer releases. 14.04 works with the workaround mentioned. The issue is indeed the resolution and 3:2 scaling I'd guess. There's no graceful fallback either and you have to workaround it or patch even after installed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Fedora 23 boots fine, as does Ubuntu when created with unetbootin (which is otherwise somewhat unrecommendable tool for Ubuntu USB). I'm available with my Braswell based Chromebook if anyone wants to debug this. I needed to use Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS created from 14.04 installation since unetbootin is not maintained at the moment and creating 16.04 USB from 16.04 Ubuntu did not work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Maybe that can help, recently I flashed the full ROM from John Lewis and the problem is not present too for my Falco. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
I have this problem on a Acer CB5-571-C4G4. Unlike on the HP Chromebook as Waz mentioned in #5, MattDevo's SeaBIOS isn't making a difference on this Acer. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
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[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Thank you Mathieu for looking at this problem. I'm on irc with the Gallium OS guys and they say that they are using grub, not syslinux. You can talk to them directly here if you want : https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net#galliumos -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Thanks to MattDevo I managed to fix the problem by installing his legacy firmware : https://github.com/MattDevo/scripts He said that there is maybe a bug in Ubuntu because the previous firmware I used from John Lewis doesn't re-run the video BIOS when switching to SeaBIOS. He'd guess it has to do with the way JL's SeaBIOS reuses the existing framebuffer vs re-initializing using the VGA BIOS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
Reassigning to gfxboot-theme-ubuntu, where the problem might be (either that or it's something in syslinux). It would help if someone from Gallium could point out what they did to work around this in gfxboot, if anything, or if they're using some newer syslinux, for instance. ** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
On previous Ubuntu versions there was a workaround. You had to type "help" (after boot:) then hit "enter". That doesn't work anymore. Gallium OS which is based on Xubuntu 15.04 works and don't need a workaround. Maybe it's a good place to start. It will be great if it can be fixed for Ubuntu 16.04 ! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1530530] Re: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook
I have this problem on my HP Chromebook 14 (FALCO). I use Gallium OS (based on Xubuntu) for now. ** Summary changed: - Installer doesn't show up on Chromebook Pixel 2 + Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530530 Title: Installer doesn't show up on some Chromebook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1530530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
