Doing a network install in current cauldron in a VirtualBox VM, stage 1 incorrectly sizes the VM window truncating on the right and bottom what would normally be the curses display. Enough of the display remains to proceed through stage 1, but then the attempt to launch stage 2 fails in starting X. Unfortunately, the attempt to start X loops in retry, and quickly scrolls the original messages off VC1. Upon advice from BitTwister I tried the install specifying "linux nomodeset", which proceeded to work perfectly.
And you do not need to specify "linux nomodeset" when using a Mageia 6 or other previous stable network iso, right?
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFOAssignee: bugsquad => isobuildCC: (none) => marja11
Actually, I've always used cauldron for installs, but I've never noticed this effect before with them. I do maintain a local MGA6 repository so I could try with that if you like.
Yes, MGA6 nonfree ISO works perfectly.
Confirmed. Using the latest netinstall.iso (Cauldron). xorg error message. Only 'linux nomodeset' works. After the installation nomodeset is not needed. Has the installer a problem with the early loading of the (now inbuilt) vboxvideo module?
CC: (none) => shybluenight
CC: (none) => mageia, thierry.vignaud, tmb
This is caused by the inclusion of the vboxvideo kernel driver in the all.rdz image. This creates a dri device. When X detects this, it auto-selects the vesa driver, which only works if you add the nomodeset boot option. The easy fix is to exclude the vboxvideo driver. The system will then fall back to using the frame buffer device, as it did in Mageia 6.
I've excluded the vboxvideo driver. If someone wants to fix this a different way, go ahead, but please wait until we have a working set of beta1 ISOs.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED