Re: Debian GNU/Hurd 2017 released!

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Files on
> https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/daily/
> are now updated accordingly

Oh yes. Now it looks much better and should be digestible for partition
editors.

  https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/daily/debian-sid-hurd-i386-NETINST-1.iso

boots on my qemu-system-i386 from -hda.

No unexpectable miracle cure with menu graphics, though.

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If i only knew what Vladimir meant with "disable double buffering
and try again" to diagnose the menu graphics problem.
Maybe the X extension about double frame buffering:
  https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/libXext/dbelib.html

But i fail to find info how to inquire whether my X can do it and whether
qemu's graphics window uses it.
(Further i would be reluctant to play with the X server on my real
 workstation.)

I tested with a BIOS equipped real 64 bit machine from USB stick. It shows
the GRUB menu just fine. I did not go further, because the box is full
of SATA and other witches' brew from around 2010.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas