From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Apr 18 19:53:29 2022 Received: (at 54945) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Apr 2022 23:53:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41137 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ngbBR-00075y-Kw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:53:29 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:52512) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ngbBP-00075q-S1 for 54945@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:53:28 -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 4Kj3fb0RcRzDsFZ; Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:53:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1650326007; bh=INKQJGIXXOsynHkmuUPirWRU3Jggt5T4D5f9W8Jnp0w=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=nUPSDI/OgwglwtGVUfbC8SEO6PjTbDlNUliA1XSXlrWeceGlVhRUpjQVUap24KpxX 0T5IjXYNrB2rgkpEL0JQkDBLDApNXtGbZlZ+Oz6cP23Q0ssUti9y1cRAJKluTtDK3y ns/2Fw6mzMQ4d0zvSnKrKU/MWQ7y8KXqXROSQqig= X-Riseup-User-ID: 76ABB5240FA91A62597E7D4F9CBB1CB0FCEC8B01CF759575024A43CE9E43D243 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fews1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4Kj3fZ266lz5vLZ; Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:53:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 01:53:23 +0200 From: raingloom To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" Subject: Re: bug#54945: installer should have a no-graphics^W nomodeset boot option Message-ID: <20220419015323.1f1d99a0@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <20220418145002.slfrqjnvc5lq7e2h@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> <20220416194852.5eb15b2d@riseup.net> <20220418145002.slfrqjnvc5lq7e2h@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 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:50:02 +0200 "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 07:48:52PM +0200, raingloom wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:31:15 +0200 > > "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: > > =20 > > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 05:32:38PM +0200, raingloom wrote: =20 > > > > 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 p= anacea. > > > > >[=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= work on > > > some PC? =20 > >=20 > > 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. =20 >=20 > I presume this would need changes to the API described at `info > "(guix)Bootloader Configuration"` to generate each boot.cfg menu-entry > repeatedly with different boot options, >=20 > or it would need a custom copy of grub-bootloader with said changes to > boot.cfg generation, >=20 > or a new feature to, as you wrote, include multiple operating system > fields in the same image. >=20 > Anyway, I wouldn=E2=80=99t be implementing it. I will close this bug rep= ort > in a few days. >=20 > Regards, > Florian Okay so I'm doing some more experimentation and a lot of times the installer really does not show up. It certainly shows up more often when I add nomodeset and if I remember correctly I may have been using nomodeset during the previous succesful installs too. So IMHO this should be kept open.