Bug#604101: installation-reports: Broken textmode installer display on EEE PC 701SD
Hi, It would be great to fix this bug before the release, or EeePC 701 users might run away from squeeze. Just to add some information, both Expert install and Graphical expert install work on the same machine. I've also tested on a EeePC 901 and all is normal (thanks to the bigger screen resolution, I guess). Regards, Matteo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2b018832ed04b3e70460d0357695cac4@localhost
Bug#604101: installation-reports: Broken textmode installer display on EEE PC 701SD
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 15:09:11 +0100, Matteo Cypriani wrote: Hi, It would be great to fix this bug before the release, or EeePC 701 users might run away from squeeze. I'm afraid it's too late for that. If you have a fix it can be considered for a point update. Cheers, Julien signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#604101: installation-reports: Broken textmode installer display on EEE PC 701SD
Samuel Thibault sthiba...@debian.org writes: Christian PERRIER, le Sat 20 Nov 2010 08:19:31 +0100, a écrit : Jeff, le Fri 19 Nov 2010 20:22:40 -0500, a écrit : Later, I tried pressing TAB to change boot options and discovered that a vga= option was being added by default. Removing this option allowed the installer to proceed. Strangely enough, once the installation completed, the default options allow the system to boot with no display probems AND the console font changes successfully (although I still have an 80x25 console.) Therefore, it appears that the installer's default options are more aggressive than the default options of the installed system. This seems backwards, because someone choosing the textmode installer wants the most conservative display settings to maximize the probability of success. The boot menu item does not say textmode installer. To really get text mode installation, see the F8 help screen: vga=normal (to avoid the vga=788 parameter), and fb=false to really have a textmode installer (but then not be presented languages like chinese). Reassigning to debian-installer as this is about boot options passed to the kernel. Dunno if we should drop the vga= setting or not I think that at best we just need to document that Installer is not a pure textmode installer choice, possibly by adding a Textmode install item in the boot menu (using fb=false vga=normal) Something like that would work for grub, which has no graphical splash screen but too late for isolinux on the optical installer media: cf. #509662 for example. -- Thanks, Feri. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87eiaf9e8j@tac.ki.iif.hu
Bug#604101: installation-reports: Broken textmode installer display on EEE PC 701SD
Christian PERRIER, le Sat 20 Nov 2010 08:19:31 +0100, a écrit : Jeff, le Fri 19 Nov 2010 20:22:40 -0500, a écrit : Later, I tried pressing TAB to change boot options and discovered that a vga= option was being added by default. Removing this option allowed the installer to proceed. Strangely enough, once the installation completed, the default options allow the system to boot with no display probems AND the console font changes successfully (although I still have an 80x25 console.) Therefore, it appears that the installer's default options are more aggressive than the default options of the installed system. This seems backwards, because someone choosing the textmode installer wants the most conservative display settings to maximize the probability of success. The boot menu item does not say textmode installer. To really get text mode installation, see the F8 help screen: vga=normal (to avoid the vga=788 parameter), and fb=false to really have a textmode installer (but then not be presented languages like chinese). Reassigning to debian-installer as this is about boot options passed to the kernel. Dunno if we should drop the vga= setting or not I think that at best we just need to document that Installer is not a pure textmode installer choice, possibly by adding a Textmode install item in the boot menu (using fb=false vga=normal) Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101120123010.gv7...@const.famille.thibault.fr
Bug#604101: installation-reports: Broken textmode installer display on EEE PC 701SD
Package: installation-reports Severity: normal Tags: d-i -- Package-specific info: Boot method: USB flash drive Image version: Beta1 netboot ISO Date: Date and time of the install Machine: EEE PC 701SD Partitions: df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [E] Detect network card:[O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system:[O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup:[O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader:[ ] Overall install:[E] Comments/Problems: Under the default boot options, the installer fails to progress beyond GRUB when installing on the EEEPC 701SD. (800x480 LCD panel) I booted the installer from a USB flash drive and GRUB loaded. I selected the option for a standard textmode install and pressed ENTER. After the installer loaded, corrupted pixels appeared on the top of the screen. There was some evidence that the installer was alive (CTRL-ALT-F2, etc caused the pattern to change shape) but the installer was unusable because no text appeared. The graphical installer wouldn't load either. Later, I tried pressing TAB to change boot options and discovered that a vga= option was being added by default. Removing this option allowed the installer to proceed. Strangely enough, once the installation completed, the default options allow the system to boot with no display probems AND the console font changes successfully (although I still have an 80x25 console.) Therefore, it appears that the installer's default options are more aggressive than the default options of the installed system. This seems backwards, because someone choosing the textmode installer wants the most conservative display settings to maximize the probability of success. -- Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large files using gzip. Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org. == Installer lsb-release: == DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Debian GNU/Linux installer DISTRIB_RELEASE=6.0 (squeeze) - installer build 20101020 X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=hd-media == Installer hardware-summary: == uname -a: Linux eeepc 2.6.32-5-486 #1 Thu Oct 14 16:56:52 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller [8086:2590] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d9] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel lspci -knn: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d9] lspci -knn: 00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2792] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d9] lspci -knn: 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:2668] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8330] lspci -knn: 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2660] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport lspci -knn: 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2662] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport lspci -knn: 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:2664] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport lspci -knn: 00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 [8086:2658] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d8] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 [8086:2659] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d8] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 [8086:265a] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d8] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Bug#604101: installation-reports: Broken textmode installer display on EEE PC 701SD
reassign 604101 debian-installer thanks Under the default boot options, the installer fails to progress beyond GRUB when installing on the EEEPC 701SD. (800x480 LCD panel) I booted the installer from a USB flash drive and GRUB loaded. I selected the option for a standard textmode install and pressed ENTER. After the installer loaded, corrupted pixels appeared on the top of the screen. There was some evidence that the installer was alive (CTRL-ALT-F2, etc caused the pattern to change shape) but the installer was unusable because no text appeared. The graphical installer wouldn't load either. Later, I tried pressing TAB to change boot options and discovered that a vga= option was being added by default. Removing this option allowed the installer to proceed. Reassigning to debian-installer as this is about boot options passed to the kernel. Dunno if we should drop the vga= setting or not signature.asc Description: Digital signature
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