linux system that does not use the console except in TEXT mode.

[Shachar Shemesh]

Omer Zak wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 10:18 +0300, geoffrey mendelson wrote:
>   
>> When I tried to install UBUNTU 10.04, which I did because I have 2  
>> other UBUNTU systems and don't want to hassle with something else,  
>> including the alternate (text installer), or server (text only)  
>> versions, it installs fine, but crashes on reboot. If I boot into  
>> single user mode it crashes, if I boot into just a kernel, e.g. "init=/ 
>> bin/bash" it's fine.
>>     
>
> Weird.  My first guess is that the X-Server is started when it ought not
> to be started.
>   
My guess is that Ubuntu loads a framebuffer driver that is too smart for 
everyone's good. If you could force the fb driver to be the VESA one, 
you should be okay.

Shachar

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Shachar Shemesh
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