Bug#277592: (forw) Re: Bug#277592: pre-rc2 i386: bottom portion of screen not viewable
----- Forwarded message from Marc Juul Christoffersen <marcjc@gmail.com> -----
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:18:46 +0200
From: Marc Juul Christoffersen <marcjc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Marc Juul Christoffersen <marcjc@gmail.com>
To: Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#277592: pre-rc2 i386: bottom portion of screen not viewable
thanks.
the option:
debian-installer/framebuffer=false
worked for me.
vga=normal did nothing.
however, aside from the non correct display of non latin
characters, it did create a small visual oddity in the first menu.
nothing important though, i'm sure it's related to the non-latin thing
Marc.
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:41:19 +0200, Christian Perrier
<bubulle@debian.org> wrote:
> > Comments/Problems:
> > Everything works as it should (though the background is red,
> > as others have reported) but the bottom of the screen is not viewable.
> > This is due to the installer filling the entire width of my display,
> > while still keeping the default aspect ratio.
> > This is a problem because my laptop display
> > has a non standard aspect ratio (widescreen).
> > The installer still works, i just have to guess whats at the bottom,
> > and try to work my way through based on my guesses.
>
> You may want to try one of the following kernel parameters:
>
> vga=normal
> debian-installer/framebuffer=false
>
> With the latter, you won't have a correct display for non Latin
> languages, though.
>
>
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