Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: casper
This concerns a USB flash drive install of Gutsy (7.10).
In live mode from CD or USB the boot option "xforcevesa" can be used and
the Ubuntu desktop is displayed. However, in persistent mode (casper-
rw), the "xforcevesa" option does not work.
I have tried adding both "xforcevesa" or "vga=xyz" (e.g. vga=771)
options, but the display is lost as soon as X is loaded. Note, the
splash screen shows and one can toggle to a text console, but when X
loads, you get a blinking cursor in the top left hand corner and the
keyboard is no longer active.
I have been able to produce the same issue on three different machines,
an Amilo Pro laptop, a Thinkpad T22, and a thin client. These machines
are often not properly recognised and that is the main problem, but if
they could at least use Vesa in the mean time they would be usable.
The issue means a USB installation cannot run on these machines at all,
unless somebody knows a workaround.
** Affects: casper (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Persistent mode not supporting Vesa
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173576
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