Bug#250354: 2.6.5 kernel: Dialogs not shown correctly during base-config

[Kenshi Muto <kmuto@debian.org>]

Hi,

At Sat, 22 May 2004 10:13:40 -0300,
Joey Hess wrote:
> Frans Pop wrote:
> > For my Toshiba Satellite A40 laptop, I have tried installations with both 2.4 
> > and 2.6 kernels.
> > 
> > If I install with 'linux26' and select the 2.6.5 kernel during base 
> > installation and reboot, all borders and lines are shown as the OE character 
> > ('O' and 'E' combined) for all base configuration dialogs, debconf dialogs 
> > and also for dselect.
> > During 1st stage installation the dialogs are shown correctly.
> > 
> > With a 2.4 based install, the dialogs are also correct after the reboot for 
> > base configuration.
> 
> This bug was introduced with the following change in version 2.23 of
> base-config:
> 
>   * Kenshi Muto
>     - Load fbcon.ko for Linux 2.6 framebuffer. Closes: #247238
> 
> If we cannot figure out what's wrong, I suppose I can back out that change. :-(
> Kenshi?

Frans, what's language you chose?

Loading framebuffer (fbcon also) will be launched on only a few languages.
I don't believe my change causes something.
-- 
Kenshi Muto
kmuto@debian.org