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  • Debian installer can't install Debian testing in VirtualBox when EFI en

    From Licheng Hsu@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 19 08:10:01 2023
    I don't know if it's the bug of Debian installer or VirtualBox,
    anyway, when EFI is enabled in VirtualBox, Debian testing just can't
    install whatever Graphics Controller is in VirtualBox.

    I am using VirtualBox 7.0.8 and 6.1.44, and the lastest Debian testing
    ISO released on April 17, 2023.


    Licheng Hsu

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  • From Steve McIntyre@21:1/5 to Licheng Hsu on Wed Apr 19 14:10:01 2023
    Hi!

    On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 01:41:37PM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
    I don't know if it's the bug of Debian installer or VirtualBox,
    anyway, when EFI is enabled in VirtualBox, Debian testing just can't
    install whatever Graphics Controller is in VirtualBox.

    I am using VirtualBox 7.0.8 and 6.1.44, and the lastest Debian testing
    ISO released on April 17, 2023.

    Could you expand a little, please? What exactly do you mean by "can't
    install"? What errors do you see, for example?

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  • From Steve McIntyre@21:1/5 to Licheng Hsu on Wed Apr 19 19:00:01 2023
    [ re-adding the CC to debian-boot, and without attachments ]

    On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:31:02AM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
    Hi

    When I enable EFI in VirtualBox

    Screenshot from 2023-04-20 00-17-17.png
    and try to install Debian testing, it just... well, the video attached may >explain something.

    Thanks, it does. It seems there's a problem with video setup and it's
    not starting X. What options do you have under Display?

    If you start with "Install" rather than "Graphical Install" then that
    should work for now.

    Sorry, I'm just a regular user and don't know how to report problem I >encountered.

    That's fine! Thanks for helping to debug this. :-)

    --
    Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] "Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works
    anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped."
    -― Andy Weir, "The Martian"

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  • From Steve McIntyre@21:1/5 to Licheng Hsu on Thu Apr 27 16:00:02 2023
    *Please* reply to all and respond to the debian-boot list, I'm not the
    only person working on stuff here...

    On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:45:17PM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
    Hi

    Thanks, it does. It seems there's a problem with video setup and it's
    not starting X. What options do you have under Display?

    There're 4 options to choose from "Graphics Controller" in VirtualBox. >They're VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA, and None. VirtualBox suggests
    VMSVGA, but they all don't work.

    Hmmm.

    If you start with "Install" rather than "Graphical Install" then that
    should work for now.

    I have tried "Install", even "Expert install" in "Advanced
    options...", but still doesn't work. They all end with blank gray
    screen just as the videos I attached show.

    Argh. I've no idea what's going on here... :-(

    "Graphical rescue mode" or "Rescure mode" in "Advanced options..."
    doesn't work, neither.

    By the way, thanks for your hard work.

    You're welcome!

    --
    Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] Into the distance, a ribbon of black
    Stretched to the point of no turning back

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  • From Cyril Brulebois@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 27 16:10:01 2023
    Steve McIntyre <[email protected]> (2023-04-27):
    *Please* reply to all and respond to the debian-boot list, I'm not the
    only person working on stuff here...

    Yes please!

    On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:45:17PM +0800, Licheng Hsu wrote:
    Thanks, it does. It seems there's a problem with video setup and
    it's not starting X. What options do you have under Display?

    There're 4 options to choose from "Graphics Controller" in VirtualBox. >They're VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA, and None. VirtualBox suggests
    VMSVGA, but they all don't work.

    Does Debian 11 start correctly?


    Cheers,
    --
    Cyril Brulebois ([email protected]) <https://debamax.com/>
    D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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