Public bug reported:
The problem appears on 7 computers (different hardware) used as servers and 2
laptops (hp compaq nc6400 and Toshiba Satellite L505D).
The computers are:
3 with Xeon E3-1231v3 and GPU's : gt210, 8600gs and r7 260x
1 FM2 A4 4000 (the integrated GPU is used)
1 FM1 A4 3400 (the integrated GPU is used)
1 with ECS G45T-M2 (integrated GPU is GMA X4500HD)
1 with 775Twins-HDTV (ATI X300-based GPU)
Installed Ubuntu Server 16.04.2 64 bit and 32bit, Ubuntu Server 17.04
32bit and 64bit, Ubuntu 16.04.2 and 17.04 from mini.iso (both 32 and
64bit)
Removing the parameters quiet splash from /etc/default/grub and running
update-grub also removes the $vt_handoff parameter. After this Ubuntu
works. To get this done I should edit the booting commands first and
remove "quiet splash $vt_handoff" to get Ubuntu boot without problem. I
tried with quiet splash but WITHOUT $vt_handoff, also works.
Either I am really unlucky or this parameter causes more problems than it
solves. I don't suggest to remove it (somehow I'm pretty sure that you would
not do it) but just to add something like "no $vt_handoff" alongside with the
other options which can be chosen by pressing F6 before you start the
installation. I'm not sure that someone who installs Ubuntu as server without
graphical user interface cares about the features that $vt_handoff brings. But
as someone who don't have much experience with Ubuntu and given that this is
Ubuntu only thing I was really confused at first. And doing all that manual
intervention can be avoided just by adding option before or during the
installation.
Probably making nomodeset parameter to disable $vt_handoff will also be
solution.
** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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$vt_handoff causes black screen even when nomodeset is used
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