Grub2 problem with gfxboot

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on my old computer processor via c7, 512MB ram After the first restart of the installation does not start with messages “Graphic initialization failed” “Error setting up gfxboot”. If I install grub (legacy) commenting or delete “gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message” in the file menu.lst system boot O.K. In GRUB2 I can not achieve the same.

2

There are other video selections you can select before you start the install by pressing F3:

http://paste.opensuse.org/view/download/70681711

You could try Text Mode for instance. Also, you would want to try a KDE LiveCD boot (software.opensuse.org: Download openSUSE 12.2) to see if it can work at all before you do any install.

Thank You,

3

on the computer can install opensuse only in text mode
it would help not to install the package gfxboot?

4

Is there any way to switch off the graphical boot screen completely?

5

I had the same problem with grub2…
my resolution was:

go to the file: /etc/default/grub

look fot the line: GRUB_GFXMODE=auto

change it to: GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768

or any other resolution.

Then run in your konsole as root: grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Now I don’t have a black screen when GRUB comes up

6

It did not help me, then the computer will still reboot

7

Edit /etc/default/grub as root. Find this setting and change to text:

GRUB_GFXMODE=text

Run the terminal command to use the changes:

sudo /usr/sbin/grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

All of this can be done from my bash script: GNU Grub2 Command Help/Config Editor - Version: 1.75 - Blogs - openSUSE Forums

Thank You,

8

Unfortunately it did not help. Problem is likely to be somewhere else

9

I installed opensuse12.2 from DVD with GRUB legacy (minimal server).
mem. 512MB,proc. VIA C3 SAMUEL2

Installation start up in text mode(Reports “Graphic initialization failed” “Error setting up gfxboot”).

Text installation went smoothly, the system works.
Then I installed grub2 using YAST. System does not boot. Only appears reports “grub loading” and then the computer restarts again and again.

10

Well c7 processor is kind of old LOL Maybe try a 32 bit OS?? a 586 compile may make a difference.

You can report this on bugzilla but with that old hardware I doubt you will get much help there.