I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 18 Apr 2011, at 01:04, William Meilahn <664...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Amen to impossible for new users. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of > Papercutters, which is subscribed to One Hundred Paper Cuts. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664526 > > Title: > setting nomodeset in grub, if live session was started with nomodeset > > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Invalid > Status in Ubiquity: > New > Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: ubiquity > > Posting this as bug because I want to nominate it for 100 papercuts. > > Some machines require nomodeset option to boot in to the GUI. For > that > reason, the livecd has this option more or less (*) conveniently > accessible from the boot menu, using F6 key. > > However, when this option is selected for the live session, ubiquity > will install ubuntu and not set "nomoset' as default option. As a > result, the machine will reboot and the user will unnecessarily > almost > guaranteed again face a black screen, and this time, with no F6 menu > to solve it, instead this time requiring complicated grub editing in > a menu that is again hidden by default and not even a clue there is > one (grub), and then more advanced editing of grub defaults. This is > an impossible task for any new user, and a unnecessary one. > > If the live session is booted with nomodeset (and possibly other > settings like safe graphics), ubiquity should recognise this and > either set those same settings as default, or prompt the user and ask > if he wants to retain those settings for his install (and it should > default to yes). > > (*) IMO its "less" rather than "more"; that menu on the livecd is > hidden too well for a new user. Ive been using ubuntu for years > and I > didnt realise the keyboard logo meant I could press a key to open a > menu. Why arent these options available in the menu where you select > language and keyboard? Just have an "advanced" button or something. > But thats another issue I suppose. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664526 Title: setting nomodeset in grub, if live session was started with nomodeset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/664526/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
