Hi everybody,
I'm trying to install Debian 8 (no GUI, text-only) on VMware Workstation 11 and I'm having a problem I don't have when installing Debian 7.
I can initialize gfxterm with my desired resolution (1440x900) but when I try to pass that to the kernel via gfxpayload (=keep or =1440x900) the result is a blank screen. The system is running,though, and I can login, reboot, etcetera... but in a blank screen. Also, it seems screen size is somehow set because if I leave full screen mode the Workstation window size correspond to what's expected using this intended resolution.
I've tried different screen resolutions. The problem appears always, only when I set gfxpayload.
I've installed Debian 7 and I don't have that problem. Everything can be set just fine.
I've downgraded GRUB in Debian 8 to find if it was related to the new GRUB version... but apparently it isn't. Debian 8 + GRUB 1.99 still gives me a blank screen.
So the questions are...
Are you having this same problem?
Is there a workaround?
Is it unavoidable until Workstation supports officially Debian 8?