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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2014-09-11 20:10:55 (EDT)
committer Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2014-09-11 20:10:55 (EDT)
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Documentation: added more troubleshooting information in grub_boot_installer.html
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<h1>Troubleshooting</h1>
+ <p>
+ Most of these issues occur when using libreboot with coreboot's 'text mode' instead of the coreboot framebuffer.
+ This mode is useful for booting payloads like memtest86+ which expect text-mode, but for GNU/Linux distributions
+ it can be problematic when they are trying to switch to a framebuffer because it doesn't exist.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ In most cases, you should use the vesafb ROM's. Example filename: libreboot_ukdvorak_vesafb.rom.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>parabola won't boot in text-mode</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Use one of the ROM images with vesafb in the filename (uses coreboot framebuffer instead of text-mode).
+ </p>
+
<h2>debian-installer (trisquel net install) graphical corruption in text-mode</h2>
<p>
When using the ROM images that use coreboot's &quot;text mode&quot; instead of the coreboot framebuffer,