No suitable video mode found

[Travis Kessler]

I'm trying to install FreeNAS on an Apple Xserve 2,1. The cd boots and I can choose FreeNAS installer but it always gets to an error
error: no suitable video mode found.
Booting in EFI blind mode

Press any key to continue...

I imagine it does continue to boot but since this is the installer I can't do anything. I've tried 11.1-U4 and U5.
I've tried editing grub with suggestions I've found online.
set kFreeBSD.kern.vty="vt"

I've also tried different video cards but still can't get past this error.
The stock video card is a ATI X1300

I tried a 11.2 NOGRUB version that does load a scrambled gui. It looks like it's running in the wrong resolution or something.
Does anyone have suggestions? I just need to get it installed and then will probably never plug a monitor into it again. Thanks in advance.

 

[dlavigne]

There's a few xserve threads if you search but they all seem to end in sadness :-(

 

[1kokies]

solved mine here https://www.ixsystems.com/community...o-mode-found-booting-in-efi-blind-mode.63503/

not difficult, just work around with BIOS. Hope this helps

 

[jkbelnap]

I had a very similar issue with an HP workstation. After much trial an error, in my case the problem was caused by the video card that I had installed. Once I removed it and used the onboard video ports, I no longer got that error message.