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bug #6586: Booting w2k through GRUB with gfxmenu hangs w2k

Submitted by:  None
Submitted on:  Sun 16 Nov 2003 12:55:41 PM UTC  
 
Category: BootingSeverity: Major
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Non-software Error
Status: NonePrivacy: Public
Assigned to: NoneOriginator Name: Arno Seitzinger
Originator Email: -unavailable-Open/Closed: Closed
Release: unknownRelease: None
Reproducibility: IntermittentPlanned Release: None

Sat 15 Dec 2007 12:30:50 PM UTC, comment #1:

gfxmenu is not part of GRUB.

Robert Millan <robertmh>
Project Administrator
Sun 16 Nov 2003 12:55:41 PM UTC, original submission:

Hi,
my SiS-based notebook (Asus L3500D) shows the following misbehavior:
When w2k is booted via GRUB, there is a 50% chance that the system hangs at the moment where the grafik is switched over to XGA - the screen stays black.
This problem does not occur when the menu command is used instead.
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 740 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513 (rev 04)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Intel 537 [56k Winmodem] (rev a0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7002 USB 2.0
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 90)
00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa)
00:0a.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa)
00:0a.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS650/651/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter

Arno

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