Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS on ESXi 6.7 white screen after boot
I am trying to install 18.04.2 LTS Server on ESXi 6.7.
I get to the boot menu, select the language and start the installation.
Next thing is I get a pretty bright screen with artifacts.
When I try to use the text based installer It warns me about the incomplete translation and when I accept, the screen stays the same and I can't do anything anymore.
- I exposed all CPU features
- I increased the graphical memory size from 4 up to 64
- I enabled 3D acceleration
- I set booting to UEFI
Nothing helped.
The VMs have >4GB RAM, 2 and 4 cores, 20-32 GB HDD for the primary hard drive on SSD.
- I re-downloaded the server (not live) installation ISO
- I tried starting the VM without optical drive attached, attaching it at runtime and sending CTRL+ALT+DEL as we had experiences with other VMs on different servers not detecting devices (HDD for example) correctly without this procedure (ESXi 6.5)
I can't get the installation started and these machines will be mission critical and I have no idea whats causing this.
Thanks much for any help.
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I am trying to install 18.04.2 LTS Server on ESXi 6.7.
I get to the boot menu, select the language and start the installation.
Next thing is I get a pretty bright screen with artifacts.
When I try to use the text based installer It warns me about the incomplete translation and when I accept, the screen stays the same and I can't do anything anymore.
- I exposed all CPU features
- I increased the graphical memory size from 4 up to 64
- I enabled 3D acceleration
- I set booting to UEFI
Nothing helped.
The VMs have >4GB RAM, 2 and 4 cores, 20-32 GB HDD for the primary hard drive on SSD.
- I re-downloaded the server (not live) installation ISO
- I tried starting the VM without optical drive attached, attaching it at runtime and sending CTRL+ALT+DEL as we had experiences with other VMs on different servers not detecting devices (HDD for example) correctly without this procedure (ESXi 6.5)
I can't get the installation started and these machines will be mission critical and I have no idea whats causing this.
Thanks much for any help.
18.04 system-installation vmware
asked 3 hours ago
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What kind of host system / hardware are you using?
– Aaron Franke
3 hours ago
Supermicro X11DPi-N, 128GB RAM, 1x (currently) Intel 4110T, Samsung 970 Pro for the OSes, WD RED RAID for data. on an Areca controller (currently not initialized, the system is new)
– Silberling
3 hours ago
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I am trying to install 18.04.2 LTS Server on ESXi 6.7.
I get to the boot menu, select the language and start the installation.
Next thing is I get a pretty bright screen with artifacts.
When I try to use the text based installer It warns me about the incomplete translation and when I accept, the screen stays the same and I can't do anything anymore.
- I exposed all CPU features
- I increased the graphical memory size from 4 up to 64
- I enabled 3D acceleration
- I set booting to UEFI
Nothing helped.
The VMs have >4GB RAM, 2 and 4 cores, 20-32 GB HDD for the primary hard drive on SSD.
- I re-downloaded the server (not live) installation ISO
- I tried starting the VM without optical drive attached, attaching it at runtime and sending CTRL+ALT+DEL as we had experiences with other VMs on different servers not detecting devices (HDD for example) correctly without this procedure (ESXi 6.5)
I can't get the installation started and these machines will be mission critical and I have no idea whats causing this.
Thanks much for any help.
18.04 system-installation vmware
asked 3 hours ago
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I am trying to install 18.04.2 LTS Server on ESXi 6.7.
I get to the boot menu, select the language and start the installation.
Next thing is I get a pretty bright screen with artifacts.
When I try to use the text based installer It warns me about the incomplete translation and when I accept, the screen stays the same and I can't do anything anymore.
- I exposed all CPU features
- I increased the graphical memory size from 4 up to 64
- I enabled 3D acceleration
- I set booting to UEFI
Nothing helped.
The VMs have >4GB RAM, 2 and 4 cores, 20-32 GB HDD for the primary hard drive on SSD.
- I re-downloaded the server (not live) installation ISO
- I tried starting the VM without optical drive attached, attaching it at runtime and sending CTRL+ALT+DEL as we had experiences with other VMs on different servers not detecting devices (HDD for example) correctly without this procedure (ESXi 6.5)
I can't get the installation started and these machines will be mission critical and I have no idea whats causing this.
Thanks much for any help.
18.04 system-installation vmware
18.04 system-installation vmware
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What kind of host system / hardware are you using?
– Aaron Franke
3 hours ago
Supermicro X11DPi-N, 128GB RAM, 1x (currently) Intel 4110T, Samsung 970 Pro for the OSes, WD RED RAID for data. on an Areca controller (currently not initialized, the system is new)
– Silberling
3 hours ago
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What kind of host system / hardware are you using?
– Aaron Franke
3 hours ago
Supermicro X11DPi-N, 128GB RAM, 1x (currently) Intel 4110T, Samsung 970 Pro for the OSes, WD RED RAID for data. on an Areca controller (currently not initialized, the system is new)
– Silberling
3 hours ago
What kind of host system / hardware are you using?
– Aaron Franke
3 hours ago
What kind of host system / hardware are you using?
– Aaron Franke
3 hours ago
Supermicro X11DPi-N, 128GB RAM, 1x (currently) Intel 4110T, Samsung 970 Pro for the OSes, WD RED RAID for data. on an Areca controller (currently not initialized, the system is new)
– Silberling
3 hours ago
Supermicro X11DPi-N, 128GB RAM, 1x (currently) Intel 4110T, Samsung 970 Pro for the OSes, WD RED RAID for data. on an Areca controller (currently not initialized, the system is new)
– Silberling
3 hours ago
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