Error: no server is specified, error: no suitable video mode found, error: no video mode activated
Hello GNU/Linux world,
my new installed Trisquel 11 (11.0.1) has some problems.
When I turn on laptop I see on screen:
error: no server is specified
error: no suitable video mode found
error: no video mode activated
error: no video mode activated
What should I do?
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Hello, and welcome to this forum!
These error messages look like GRUB error messages.
Did this happen at the first boot after installation?
Did you install Trisquel with the default installer?
Did you use the whole disk to install Trisquel (no dual boot with another system)?
Did you select ciphering and LVM?
On which computer model did you install Trisquel?
Hello, Avron!
1. It's happen at the first boot after installation
2. I used default installer.
3. No dual boot.
4. No ciphering and VLM.
5. Laptop Lenovo E590.
I changed file /etc/default/grub
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_TERMINAL=console
Is it OK?
ThinkPad E590:
"Equipped with up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors and optional AMD Radeon™ RX 550X graphics"
https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/datasheet/ThinkPad_E590_datasheet_EN.pdf
Your laptop model have the AMD graphics?
This can be the problem. AMD graphics needs nonfree firmware.
I would comment the definition of GRUB_TERMINAL and see:
$ sudo sed -i 's/GRUB_TERMINAL/#&/' /etc/default/grub
$ sudo update-grub
Hello, Magic Banana!
I forgot to mention that I'm using a laptop connected to an external monitor.
Regardless, I would first try to not define GRUB_TERMINAL, as in the default configuration. If you still get the GRUB error messages, you can then try to define GRUB_GFXMODE and/or GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX, maybe use GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULE=all_video, etc.: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/html_node/Simple-configuration.html
After a modification of /etc/default/grub, do not forget to save and execute:
$ sudo update-grub
No, I haven't got error messages after my modification of /etc/default/grub
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_TERMINAL=console
Yes, after my modification of file ' /etc/default/grub ' I don't see any errors.
Is it correct, necessary etc. modification of GRUB?
The default configuration works in most cases. It is not clear to me if you actually defined GRUB_TERMINAL=console. If so, you have a purely textual boot loader, don't you? If you would prefer a graphical one, you can try to fiddle with the variables I listed in https://trisquel.info/forum/error-no-server-specified-error-no-suitable-video-mode-found-error-no-video-mode-activated#comment-180660
Hello, icarolongo!
lspci | grep -i "vga\|3d"
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620]
I am able to boot to Trisquel even though I had these messages I ignored. My laptop is an Lenovo Ideapad 3. It uses TigerLake gpu.
Are you not able to boot, Skrzynka?
Hello, eric23!
I am able to boot and I ignore these messages.
But won't I have problems with this in the future?