Public bug reported:
What Happened:
Currently, Ubuntu cannot be installed unless the monitor type is determined
automatically during installation. Since many monitors are NOT correctly
detected, many unfortunate users cannot try live CD or install Ubuntu.
Ubuntu/Kubuntu installer exits to a command prompt, and installation fails!
Expected Action:
Other Linux distributions use a generic monitor (800x600 resolution, 60hZ
vertical frequency) in this case and the GUI installation successfully
completes. For example, Mepis 8. After the installation, the user can
optionally select the make and model of his monitor from the list.
I suggest that users be prompted to specify the required parameters for a
Generic monitor parameters should be used whenever the user's plug-and-play
monitor is not correctly identified by the installer:
a. Resolution: 800x600 or 800x600 or 1024x768
b. Vertical frequency: 60 or 65 or 70 or 75 or 80 or 85 hZ
Thus, the installation will complete successfully. Moreover, the
selected generic monitor parameters can be used after installation since
they SAFE for the unknown monitor and preferred by the user.
Note: Windows XP and even Windows 98 offered the user to select a
'generic monitor' whenever automatic plug-and-play detection fails. Lack
of this capability seriously limits Ubuntu/Kubuntu live CD and
installation!
Ubuntu Version:
9.04 (and all previous versions)
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Ubuntu Installer Exits When Monitor Cannot Be Identified
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433951
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