Bug#138369: boot-floppies: incorrect keystroke (alt-F4) for debug info given.

[Scott Eisert <eisert@linux.bb>]

On Friday 15 March 2002 11:22 am, Matt Kraai wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 06:26:05PM -0500, Scott Eisert wrote:
> > when in the Installing form network progress screen the window header
> > states that you may use alt-F4 to view debugging information. However
> > this is incorrect as the debugging info is actually on alt-F3.
>
> On my system, logging information is displayed on the third
> virtual console, and debootstrap's stderr (i.e., dpkg output)
> the fourth.  debootstrap doesn't display anything until fairly
> late in the extraction, however.  Are you sure that it was
> appearing on the third virtual console?
>
> Matt

Matt,

There was nothing on the 4th virtual console (alt-F4) except a blinking 
cursor in the upper left corner of the screen.  On the 3rd virtual console 
there was info related to packages being downloaded (similar to what I see on 
an apt-get dist-upgrade for example).  

If debootstrap doesn't display anything until later I am probably in error.  
I was looking on the 4th virtual console while packages were being downloaded 
only.  Confusion arises when the screen says that debug info is on alt-F4 and 
there is nothing there, while there is output on apt-F3.

I can try this again with the disks that I have to see if I can replicate the 
"bug" if you wish, but I an sure thats where it was. 

It should also be noted that I was logged in on the 2nd virtual console 
while the installer was running.

- Scott