From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Riepe Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm userspace release 6 Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:20:37 +0100 Message-ID: <457ED6D5.6060407@mr511.de> References: <64F9B87B6B770947A9F8391472E03216097F009E@ehost011-8.exch011.intermedia.net> <457E59EB.5040506@mr511.de> <457E756F.4070701@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: To: Gerd Hoffmann In-Reply-To: <457E756F.4070701-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Hi! Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > both isolinux and grub fail to switch into gfx mode, which likely is > caused by either incomplete real mode emulation or big real mode. > > Workaround for grub: just turn off the eye candy, comment the gfxmenu > line in /boot/grub/menu.lst. Yep, that did the trick :-) > Kicking the installation is a bit harder as you can't just go and edit > the isolinux.cfg on the cdrom. One way is to use normal qemu (without > kvm acceleration) for installation and fixing up menu.lst, then go ahead > with the kvm version ... That's how I got the system installed. -- Michael "Tired" Riepe X-Tired: Each morning I get up I die a little ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV