Sunday, July 21, 2024

Intel i915 Graphic (Ivy Bridge) and Ubuntu 24.04 and DVI

After I upgraded by old Ivy Bridge machine Ubuntu 24.04, the machine won't boot into GNOME.  However if I started from recovery mode and then resumed the boot, I can get into GNOME fine.  After a bit of research, it seems for the i915 to work, the extra kernel parameter nomodeset needs to be added to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub file.  Indeed after, nomodeset is added, the machine boots into GNOME as it should be.


GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset usbcore.autosuspend=-1"


Just a reminder, for the settings to become effective, don't forget to run  updatre-grub2 after the changes!


Update 2024-07-28:

I finally managed to get DVI to work.  The solution is a rather odd one.  Instead of using UEFI, you simple switch back to the legacy BIOS.  Voila, DVI is back and working as it should.


Ubuntu 24.04 with i915 HD Graphics and DVI




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