Re: Jessie wkly build - installer fails on acer 720 chromebook

["john.tiger" <john.tigernassau@gmail.com>]

On 01/25/2015 04:42 PM, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> john.tiger <john.tigernassau@gmail.com> (2015-01-24):
> > acer 720 chromebook  in development mode seabios
> I guess there's a missing "C"? (Acer C720?)
>
> > debian-testing-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso   wkly build 1/19/2015
> >
> > install screen appears, click on either graphical or non-graphical install -
> > screen flashes then goes back to seabios screen
> >
> > 1) this usb build works on macbook
> > 2) debian wheezy installs on this machine
> > 3) fedora 20 installs on this machine
> > 4) fedora 21 flashes and does not work
> >
> > thus sounds like something related to newer kernel or packages
> This is likely. However, bisecting to find out what's happening without
> the hardware would likely be tedious.
>
> It seems there was at least some fun related to the backlight, see this
> commit:
>    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfb3d47b2369ad752ab9f7438bbf9949524b46ae
>
> The build you mentioned should have had this fix though (first appeared
> in a Debian package with the 3.16.5-1 upload).
>
> Cc-ing debian-kernel@.

Here is more info:

debian-testing-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso (1/22/2015)
 => boots but when menu is selected, crashes back to seabios

debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso (1/22/2015)
 => boots but when menu is selected, crashes back to seabios
- now others have said they have installed with this (perhaps older kernel)

debian-testing-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso (1/22/2015) => installs fine

not sure if this is bug that should be reported or maybe posted on wiki 
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