Bug#399173: Etch installation on HPC nx6325

[Attilio Fiandrotti <attilio.fiandrotti@gmail.com>]

Verand wrote:
> > > Using installgui:
> > > Failed step: "choose and install software", right after xorg 
> > configuration.
> > > Failed GRUB installation. No /boot/grub created.
> > > GUI mode hangs after switching consoles.
> >
> > Does this result in a screen flash after which you're sent back to the 
> > graphical installer?
> >   
>
>
> There was no screen flash.
>
> I switched from GUI to text console, to see, what could be problem to 
> GRUB and came back to GUI. Installer has stopped to response from this 
> moment. No keyboard inputs nor mouse events were possible.

ah, so you were actually able to go to, let's say, VT2, type some 
commands and then switching back to VT5 (graphical interface's VT), right?

One more question: when you said you colud complete installation with 
"expert vga=791" was that a textual or a graphical instalation?

i'll clone this bug and assign to directfb package, since we've already 
experienced g-i hangs/crashes on AMD64 before.

cheers

Attilio