From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Apr 16 13:31:30 2022 Received: (at 54945) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2022 17:31:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34261 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nfmGg-0001yj-Da for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:31:30 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:33152 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nfmGb-0001yT-VK for 54945@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:31:29 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A93DD360631; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:31:22 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1650130282; bh=xf6gamLaem9U+6yhGxpGmK4JXiOFW9Tq+Y8/2+pgPDs=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=LHquX3VFZZY7Ypg3mQU3HnFYwGvhNTaTCTvy7PEE3g63T0vTnspYuDfekpCnnKxVK Gp505ZDmkgKNvY/GWVAe7hBFZlEtnP2E6xRfFY0nQ4uy4yuq34SkfxYLzlU8RFxjha FYqjPhRfSTZPq06NFfeqxtOL4CiWVQ1NYcMpxHfg= Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:31:15 +0200 From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" To: raingloom Subject: Re: bug#54945: installer should have a no-graphics boot option Message-ID: <20220416172818.76uijqgbeux7uan7@pelzflorian.localdomain> References: <20220415021749.1ebc1a62@riseup.net> <20220415065543.4i4ckrrb5lvvdbw2@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20220415133636.75e73416@riseup.net> <20220415204458.tpzxbbr25bfyu4jv@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20220416173238.6186eb87@riseup.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20220416173238.6186eb87@riseup.net> X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 54945 Cc: 54945@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 05:32:38PM +0200, raingloom wrote: > On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:44:58 +0200 > "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: > >[…] > > I believe uvesafb makes the graphics work on any > > x86_64 or x86 machine, so no save-graphics GRUB entry is needed. But > > maybe I’m wrong and uvesafb isn’t a panacea. > >[…] > Hmm, it did end up working, even without the amdgpu trick. Finally had > an excuse to try the TUI installer. > I guess we can close this for now, but I still think that a safe > graphics mode could be a good idea. Is there reason to believe installer’s graphics don’t work on some PC? Regards, Florian