Re: error: no server is specified / error: no suitable video mode found

[Randy Goldenberg]

I'm using this version without problems:

randyg@rg3:~$ grub-install -V
grub-install (GRUB) 2.04-1ubuntu26.16

On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:41 PM Bart Heideck <bartheideck@tutamail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Randy,
>
> thank you for the good find. The bug report really looks like the problem I'm 
> having. However it seems like the bug was introduced in version 2.06-6 of 
> Debian. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, which seems to be using an older 
> version. I'm using 2.06-2ubuntu7.1 and 2.06-2ubuntu14.1.
>
> I double checked the grub.cfg and the function "load_video" should be loaded. 
> Even though I can't tell if and when "x$feature_all_video_module = xy" is 
> true or not.
>
> Best regards
> Bart
>
> ----
> menuentry 'Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux 
> --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
> 'gnulinux-simple-1e3e0991-2bdf-4cfc-be2f-e0a8c667c31e' {
>   recordfail
>   load_video
>   gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
>   insmod gzio
>   if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
>   insmod part_gpt
>   insmod ext2
>   set root='hd0,gpt7'
>   if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt7 
> --hint-efi=hd0,gpt7 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt7  
> 1e3e0991-2bdf-4cfc-be2f-e0a8c667c31e
>   else
>     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
> 1e3e0991-2bdf-4cfc-be2f-e0a8c667c31e
>   fi
>   linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-67-generic 
> root=UUID=1e3e0991-2bdf-4cfc-be2f-e0a8c667c31e ro  quiet splash
>   initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-67-generic
> }
> ----
>
>
> 17. März 2023, 02:49 von randy.goldenberg@gmail.com:
>
> > The code snippet you included doesn't load anything; it defines a function.
> >
> > In any case, a quick google turned up this among the first hits:
> >
> > https://groups.google.com/g/linux.debian.bugs.dist/c/YrG4hFrUam4
> >
> > https://www.google.com/search?q=%22error%3A+no+server+is+specified%22+grub
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 5:40 PM Bart Heideck via Support requests for
> > the GRand Unified Bootloader <help-grub@gnu.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >>
> >> a few weeks ago I converted my harddisk from MBR to GPT. In principle 
> >> everything works nicely, booting via UEFI/grub etc. However shortly after 
> >> POST grub shows two errors:
> >>
> >> error: no server is specified
> >> error: no suitable video mode found
> >>
> >> What I've found on the internet: The first error seems to appear when 
> >> using an encrypted filesystem and grub cannot access some files. However 
> >> I'm using a single, unencrypted partition for Linux (Mint) with the /boot 
> >> folder on / root. And booting, accessing the kernel, boot logo seems to 
> >> work just fine.
> >>
> >> The second error is said to be resolved by specifying "insmod all_video", 
> >> according to this list. My grub.cfg file already contains this line:
> >>
> >> ------
> >> function load_video {
> >>  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
> >>  insmod all_video
> >>  else
> >>  insmod efi_gop
> >>  insmod efi_uga
> >>  insmod ieee1275_fb
> >>  insmod vbe
> >>  insmod vga
> >>  insmod video_bochs
> >>  insmod video_cirrus
> >>  fi
> >> }
> >> ------
> >>
> >> So I'm now at loss here. I cannot find a proper documentation on this 
> >> error and the "solutions" from the internet don't do it for me. Maybe 
> >> soneone here can give me some advice on how to proceed?
> >>
> >> Pleaselet me know if you need more information on the system or the 
> >> configfiles.
> >>
> >> Thankyou in advance for your support.
> >> Bart
> >>
>