Public bug reported: on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at
"Booting in insecure mode i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, GRUB2 should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1406832 Title: Can't boot 14.10 LiveCD without "nomodeset" option - Macbook Pro 8.2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1406832/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs