Go to main content

Oracle^® Server X5-8 Product Notes

Exit Print View

» ...Documentation Home » Documentation Library » Oracle^® Server X5-8 Product Notes » Linux Issues » Oracle Linux 7.1 UEK GUI Does Not Start in ...

Updated: August 2021

Oracle^® Server X5-8 Product Notes

Document Information

Using This Documentation

Oracle Server X5-8 Product Information

Important Operating Notes

Oracle x86 Products Accessibility

Hardware, Firmware, and BIOS Issues

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Issues and Announcements

Oracle System Assistant Issues

Oracle Solaris Issues

Oracle VM Issues

Oracle Linux 7.1 UEK GUI Does Not Start in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (20866965)

Hotplugging Some Option Cards Causes Oracle Linux to Reset

Oracle Linux 7 Kernel kdump Does Not Work on Large Configurations (19606360)

VMware ESXi Issues

Getting Server Firmware and Software Updates

Language:

Oracle Linux 7.1 UEK GUI Does Not Start in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (20866965)

The Oracle Linux UEK 7.1 GUI might not start in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.

Workaround

Install the x11/mga driver.

rpm -ivh xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
Create a entry in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
```
Section "Device"
          Identifier  "Videocard0"
          Driver      "mga" 
EndSection 
```
Note - Remove this entry if you switch to the Red Hat compatible kernel.
Reboot your server.

Note - For a more complete fix, check the bug status and Oracle Linux 7.1 UEK updates.

Copyright © 2015, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates.