Re: Invisable Grub

Op 13-10-11 00:53, Shane Chrisp schreef:
> On 13/10/11 04:03, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've installed Debian Squeeze on a new Supermicro server with X8DTU-F
>> mainboard. But Grub2 gives just a black screen. Only when I press the
>> arrow down key on the right moment and I wait a bit, I see Grub.
>>
>> Somebody an idea what I could do to see Grub just the normal way?
>>
>> With regards,
>> Paul.
>>
>> This mainboard:
>> http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DTU-F.cfm
>> This VGA controller:
>> Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200eW WPCM450 (rev 0a)
>>
> We run a number of Supermicro servers with those boards in them with
> Squeeze and have not had the issue
> your describing and we have not changed grubs default install settings.

Which firmware version do you use?
You can see that with "lshw | less"
I am using the latest version: "2.1a (08/27/11)".

And which IPMI-firmware version:
You can see that with "ipmitool mc info | grep Firmware"
I am using the latest version: 2.4 (in the bios they call it 2.04).

I've called Supermicro, the problem is unknown there.

With regards,
Paul.


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