Bug#868994: text too small to read on text based installer on high resolution screen
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: usb stick
Image version:
http://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.0.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-9.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: 2017-07-20
Machine: Dell Precision 5520
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz
Memory: 32gb
Partitions: n/a
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:5910] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Skylake PCIe Controller
(x16) [8086:1901] (rev 05)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device
[8086:591b] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Skylake
Processor Thermal Subsystem [8086:1903] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0
xHCI Controller [8086:a12f] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise
Point-H Thermal subsystem [8086:a131] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise
Point-H Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:a160] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:15.1 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise
Point-H Serial IO I2C Controller #1 [8086:a161] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise
Point-H CSME HECI #1 [8086:a13a] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:16.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H KT
Redirection [8086:a13d] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
Kernel driver in use: serial
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SATA
controller [AHCI mode] [8086:a102] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express
Root Port #1 [8086:a110] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express
Root Port #2 [8086:a111] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express
Root Port #9 [8086:a118] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express
Root Port #13 [8086:a11c] (rev f1)
00:1d.6 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express
Root Port #15 [8086:a11e] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC
Controller [8086:a154] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC
[8086:a121] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a171] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus
[8086:a123] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:13b6] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:24fd]
(rev 78)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0050]
Kernel modules: iwlwifi
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A
PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:525a] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf]
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
Kernel modules: rtsx_pci
04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Toshiba America Info
Systems Device [1179:010f] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0001]
Kernel driver in use: nvme
Kernel modules: nvme
06:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3
Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
07:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3
Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
07:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3
Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
07:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3
Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
0a:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 USB 3.1
Controller [Alpine Ridge] [8086:15b5]
Subsystem: Device [2222:1111]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
the screen on the laptop is very high resolution and if you run the
installer in curses/text mode, the writing is almost too small to read.
admittedly this was an unofficial image with non free firmware, but I
got the same result with the official installer images.
--
Jason Lewis
http://emacstragic.net
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