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

[Randy Goldenberg]

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
>