Bug#834601: installation-reports
Hey,
I'm wondering if this could be related to screen being now used during
default installation type (newt here).
Is there a way to disable screen use to check is this issue is screen related ?
F.
On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:20:00 +0200, Erwan Prioul <erwan@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Boot method: ISO image
> Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/ppc64el/iso-cd/debian-testing-ppc64el-netinst.iso
> Date: Wed Aug 17 07:44:46 CEST 2016
>
> Machine: qemu VM
> Processor: ppc64el
> Memory: 4Gb
>
> Initial boot: [O]
> Detect network card: [ ]
> Configure network: [ ]
> Detect CD: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives: [ ]
> Partition hard drives: [ ]
> Install base system: [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
> User/password setup: [ ]
> Install tasks: [ ]
> Install boot loader: [ ]
> Overall install: [ ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> Right after the Grub menu, I got glitches in the screens to choose the language and the next ones.
> The top menu isn't well refreshed and the list of locations isn't displayed properly.
> I've gotten this issue since the 12th of July.
>
> Here some "screenshots":
> The installer menu:
>
> ┌────────────────┤ [!] Debian installer main menu ├────────────────┐
> │ │
> │ Choose the next step in the install process: │
> │ │
> │ Choose language │
> │ Access software for a blind person using a braille display │
> │ Configure the keyboard │
> │ Detect and mount CD-ROM │
> │ Load installer components from CD │
> │ Change debconf priority │
> │ Check the CD-ROM(s) integrity │
> │ Save debug logs │
> │ Execute a shell │
> │ Abort the installation │
> │ │
> └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>
>
>
> <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
>
>
> The top menu is missing (and some edges too):
>
> ──────────────────────┤ [!!] Select a language ├────────────────────────┐
> │
> Choose the language to be used for the installation process. The │
> selected language will also be the default language for the installed │
> system. │
> │
> Language: │
> │
> C │
> Basque ▒ │
> Catalan │
> Danish ▒ │
> Dutch ▒ │
> English ▒ │
> Finnish ▒ │
> French │
> │
> <Go Back> │
> │
> └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>
> <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
>
>
> After about 20 seconds the top menu appears:
>
> [ (1*installer) 2 shell 3 shell 4- log ][ Aug 17 7:44 ]
> ──────────────────────┤ [!!] Select a language ├────────────────────────┐
> │
> Choose the language to be used for the installation process. The │
> selected language will also be the default language for the installed │
> system. │
> │
> Language: │
> │
> C │
> Basque ▒ │
> Catalan │
> Danish ▒ │
> Dutch ▒ │
> English ▒ │
> Finnish ▒ │
> French │
> │
> <Go Back> │
> │
> └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>
> <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
>
>
> I typed 'f', 'Finnish' was selected, the display is quite confusing:
>
> [ (1*installer) 2 shell 3 shell 4- log ][ Aug 17 7:44 ]
> ──────────────────────┤ [!!] Select a language ├────────────────────────┐
> │
> Choose the language to be used for the installation process. The │
> selected language will also be the default language for the installed │
> system. │
> │
> Language: │
> │
> C │
> BaFinnish ▒ │
> French Catalan │
> Galician Danish ▒ │
> German Dutch ▒ │
> Icelandic English ▒ │
> Indonesian Finnish ▒ │
> Irish French │
> Italian │
> <Go Back> │
> │
> └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>
> <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
>
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