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Re: [Debathena] #1004: rtl8168/9 chipsets (read: Vostros) lose in
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#1004: rtl8168/9 chipsets (read: Vostros) lose in the installer-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: jdreed | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Upstream Utopia
Component: -- | Keywords:
See_also: LP:804671 |
-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------Changes (by jdreed):
* status: development => new
* see_also: => LP:804671
* priority: high => normal
* milestone: Natty Release => Upstream Utopia
Old description:
> When the Vostros attempt to auto-upgrade, they lose. They sit either at
> a pixelated, inverse-color Plymouth screen or just sit there with
> scrambled lines on the top 1/3 of the display. Something is clearly
> working, because they continue to ping at least for a bit, and switching
> between VT1 and VT2-6 causes a slight change in the video pattern. I
> think we need --reset-vga for kexec (the manpage is unclear whether this
> is passed at load time or exec time), or we need to pass vga=mumble to
> the new kernel?
>
> Regardless, the install works, so if we have to install Stata by hand, we
> can deal, but this needs fixing.
New description:
The failure is during the hardware detection step. check_missing_firmware
ifdowns and ifups the interface, and we lose connectivity and anna freaks
out. It's unclear if LP:804671 will fix this or not. We "fix" this in
the PXE installer by scribbling over check_missing_firmware if it's a
Vostro..
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