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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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