From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Apr 16 13:49:03 2022 Received: (at 54945) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2022 17:49:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34269 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nfmXf-0002RJ-9x for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:49:03 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:33884) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nfmXe-0002Qp-0j for 54945@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:49:02 -0400 Received: from fews1.riseup.net (fews1-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.83]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mail.riseup.net", Issuer "R3" (not verified)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Kggfw2y5YzDrjm; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:48:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1650131336; bh=MnoKLB+oAJPNyXHH1AH5DWo62XWcwDyoRXKbDso8pAo=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=rC7oAgPjKct2iPrjD/AncvzZNy0VGaJHgMBlyPwqBBjwVvMlmyjPQQGQuru7J4WIf /xSvHVvNDXOUWdb3CCMNuqOHQJRkTTjyCVpbc4lrCJMkBQiJ0fVhCNgGQHYbECOYLS od+wbb8zSvDaEDmugueSA0EQYa0s7QvF+pFBEXyU= X-Riseup-User-ID: BDA3C42686CA20F39AEB0D50DEE31B140E21E4D2EF9B560F330C9F9F407DE3D7 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fews1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4Kggfv39gTz5vTk; Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:48:55 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:48:52 +0200 From: raingloom To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" Subject: Re: bug#54945: installer should have a no-graphics boot option Message-ID: <20220416194852.5eb15b2d@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <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> <20220416172818.76uijqgbeux7uan7@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) 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: -1.7 (-) On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:31:15 +0200 "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: > 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: =20 > > >[=E2=80=A6] > > > 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=E2=80=99m wrong and uvesafb isn=E2=80=99t a panacea. > > >[=E2=80=A6] =20 > > 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. =20 >=20 > Is there reason to believe installer=E2=80=99s graphics don=E2=80=99t wor= k on some PC? >=20 > Regards, > Florian I have laptops with fried GPUs that still somewhat work with nomodeset. For rescue images, a no-graphics or nomodeset graphics mode is definitely useful, because graphics is often the reason booting is broken.