Please reply to the BTS and not to people privately! On Thursday 26 February 2009, you wrote: > On 2/26/09, Frans Pop <elen...@planet.nl> wrote: > > On Thursday 26 February 2009, Samuel Thibault wrote: > >> M. McGowan, le Wed 25 Feb 2009 17:01:58 -0500, a écrit : > >> > When I select a graphical install, regular or expert, and press > >> > Ctrl+Alt+F2, at first things appear fine. However, when I press > >> > Ctrl+Alt+F1 to re-enter the graphical install, the graphical > >> > installation is no longer visible, > >> > >> Yes, the graphical installer is not on VT1, but on VT7. > > > > It's on VT5 actually. > > > >> Maybe we should add some text documenting that on VT1. > > > > That's not really possible given what VT1's function is. > > It's documented in the installation guide. > > Where? > > 6.1, which focuses on the regular installer, not the new graphical > one, says that the installer is on VT1 and the console log is on VT4. > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s01.html.en
Correct. The description of the graphical installer in the manual could be integrated better. For now you have to look in the appendix. > D.6, which focuses on the new graphical installer, says the installer > is on VT5 and does not mention VT1 or the console log. > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds06.html.en Right. So here it *does* mention the installer is on VT5. To quote: "To switch to another console, you will also need to use the Ctrl key, just as with the X Window System. For example, to switch to VT2 (the first debug shell) you would use: Ctrl-Left Alt-F2. The graphical installer itself runs on VT5, so you can use Left Alt-F5 to switch back." VT1 is not mentioned because it does not contain any info relevant for users. > Also, if I do, for some reason, press Ctrl+C in the console log during > the first installation step, should it behave differently than if I > press Ctrl+C during any other step? That is, is hanging expected > behaviour under those circumstances? I don't think pressing Crtl-C is defined at all for the installer. I have no idea what it would do at various point except that I'd not be surprised if it will screw the install. Don't press Ctrl-C. Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org