Bug#338695: [sparc] Ultra 5 installation report - etch beta1
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, Frans Pop wrote:
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On Saturday 12 November 2005 06:16, Jurij Smakov wrote:
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I filed #324675 a while back. I never noticed that the "\" might have
something to do with the issue.
Please add information to that bug report.
I have just submitted a patch. It would be great if you could do a CD
build which incorporates it to test.
[2] All window frames in the first stage are drawn using ASCII symbols
-+| instead of pseudographics. In the second stage they are displayed
properly.
Same reason. Suggest you use network-console for part of the installation.
Hm, this definitely looks like a regression. Sarge installer was able to
display pseudographics on serial console in the same setup (xterm + cu for
serial console connection).
[3] During the base installation (the longest step) my console was
blanked unexpectedly. This does not affect the installation, but the
screen is garbled until redrawn later. Console blanking should probably
be turned off somewhere early in the installation process.
In /lib/debian-installer.d/S40term-linux (rootskel) console blanking is
already disabled if $TERM_TYPE = virtual.
In your case is it the serial console that blanks or the "host console"?
Maybe you could test if the same works for serial consoles.
At the moment I'm not sure what's going on, but since it also blanks when
machine is running (not only in installer), I should be able to figure out
how to prevent it.
Best regards,
Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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