Bug#888515: debian-installer: UEFI boot menu (grub) misses the help screen

2018-01-26 Thread Steve McIntyre 
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 02:13:30PM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 05:16:38PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> Hello Grub maintainers, any idea about this?
>
>Is this too much of a hack:
>
>



This is what I suggested to Samuel in irc earlier today, in fact. It's
a bit gross, but could work...

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Beginner question - stable installer build fails - why?

2018-01-26 Thread Alex King 
I'm trying to build an installer following build/README, but must have something 
basic wrong.  So far I have:


 * apt-get source debian-installer
 * Install the build-dependencies on the host system
 * (did not install a sources list as I'm happy with the system one)
 * make build_netboot

This fails with lots of missing udebs:

...

E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'virtio-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di'
Makefile:633: recipe for target 'stamps/get_udebs-netboot-stamp' failed
make[2]: *** [stamps/get_udebs-netboot-stamp] Error 100
Makefile:288: recipe for target '_build' failed
make[1]: *** [_build] Error 2
Makefile:282: recipe for target 'build_netboot' failed
make: *** [build_netboot] Error 2

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main

$ cat sources.list.udeb
# This file is automatically generated, edit sources.list.udeb.local instead.
deb [trusted=yes] copy:/home/developer/debian-installer-20170615+deb9u2/build/ 
localudebs/

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main/debian-installer
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main/debian-installer

$ apt-cache search virtio-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di

(nothing)

$ grep virtio-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di /var/lib/apt/lists/*
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_stretch_main_source_Sources: 
multipath-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, usb-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
usb-storage-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, pcmcia-storage-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
fb-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, input-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
event-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, mouse-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
nic-pcmcia-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, pcmcia-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
nic-usb-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, sata-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
acpi-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, i2c-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
crc-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, crypto-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
crypto-dm-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, efi-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
ata-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, mmc-core-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
mmc-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, nbd-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
squashfs-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, speakup-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
virtio-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, uinput-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
sound-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, hyperv-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, 
udf-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di, fuse-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di,
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_stretch_main_source_Sources: 
virtio-modules-4.9.0-4-amd64-di udeb debian-installer extra arch=amd64 
profile=!stage1


So maybe those are available in sources but not as binary packages?


What am I doing wrong?


Thanks,
Alex

Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread melissa M. 
thank you for help

unfortunately no parameter fixes the bug...

vga=normal fb=false
has no effect also

My case is desperate, I think..

sorry for the version and severity..
I didn't know the exact version.
sorry :/

Re: Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread john doe 

On 1/26/2018 8:11 PM, Samuel Thibault wrote:

john doe, on ven. 26 janv. 2018 20:02:09 +0100, wrote:

On 1/26/2018 7:21 PM, Samuel Thibault wrote:

melissa M., on ven. 26 janv. 2018 19:12:32 +0100, wrote:

despite the different options, there is no change, the bug persists...


If there is no change, there must be an error in passing the kernel arg,
how do you pass them?

vga=normal fb=false


Isn't vga=* deprecated?


I don't know, but with syslinux it does have the effect of keeping a
very trivial text mode. Probably grub has some kind of such option.



https://wiki.debian.org/GrubTransition

What I don't understand is how to emulate vga=* that is accepted by 
grub2 and supported by the Debian installer.


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Bug#888515: debian-installer: UEFI boot menu (grub) misses the help screen

2018-01-26 Thread Lennart Sorensen 
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 05:16:38PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hello Grub maintainers, any idea about this?

Is this too much of a hack:



menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'Help:' {true}
submenu '  Prerequesites for installing Debian.' {
menuentry 'PREREQUISITES FOR INSTALLING DEBIAN' {true}
menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'You must have at least 105 megabytes of RAM to use this 
Debian' {true}
menuentry 'installer.' {true}
menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'You should have space on your hard disk to create a new disk 
partition' {true}
menuentry "of at least 680 megabytes to install the base system.  
You'll need more" {true}
menuentry 'disk space to install additional packages, depending on what 
you wish' {true}
menuentry 'to do with your new Debian system.' {true}
menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'See the Installation Guide or the FAQ for more information; 
both' {true}
menuentry 'documents are available at the Debian web site, 
http://www.debian.org/' {true}
menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'Thank you for choosing Debian!' {true}
}
submenu '  Boot methods for special ways of using this CD-ROM' {
menuentry 'BOOT METHODS' {true}
menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'Available boot methods:' {true}
menuentry ' ' {true}
menuentry 'installgui' {true}
menuentry '  Start the installation using the graphical installer -- 
this is the' {true}
menuentry 'install' {true}
menuentry '  Start the installation using the text mode installer' 
{true}
menuentry 'expertgui' {true}
menuentry '  Start the installation in expert mode, for maximum 
control, using' {true}
menuentry '  the graphical installer' {true}
menuentry 'expert' {true}
menuentry '  Start the installation in expert mode using the text mode 
installer' {true}
}

Obviously the text has to be corrected I just copied from isolinux pages
as an example.

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Re: Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread Samuel Thibault 
john doe, on ven. 26 janv. 2018 20:02:09 +0100, wrote:
> On 1/26/2018 7:21 PM, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > melissa M., on ven. 26 janv. 2018 19:12:32 +0100, wrote:
> > > despite the different options, there is no change, the bug persists...
> > 
> > If there is no change, there must be an error in passing the kernel arg,
> > how do you pass them?
> > 
> > vga=normal fb=false
> 
> Isn't vga=* deprecated?

I don't know, but with syslinux it does have the effect of keeping a
very trivial text mode. Probably grub has some kind of such option.

Samuel

Re: Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread john doe 

On 1/26/2018 7:21 PM, Samuel Thibault wrote:

melissa M., on ven. 26 janv. 2018 19:12:32 +0100, wrote:

despite the different options, there is no change, the bug persists...


If there is no change, there must be an error in passing the kernel arg,
how do you pass them?

vga=normal fb=false



Isn't vga=* deprecated?


should get you to a pure textmode, there's no way you can get the split
image you sent to the bug, or your graphic card is *seriously* broken if
it can't even properly display pure text.

Samuel




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Processed: Re: Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System 
Processing control commands:

> found -1 20170615+deb9u2
Bug #888513 [debian-installer] huge graphical bug
Marked as found in versions debian-installer/20170615+deb9u2.
> severity -1 important
Bug #888513 [debian-installer] huge graphical bug
Severity set to 'important' from 'grave'

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Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread Cyril Brulebois 
Control: found -1 20170615+deb9u2
Control: severity -1 important

Hi melissa,

and thanks for your report.

melissa M.  (2018-01-26):
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: stable
> Severity: grave

I'm adjusting version and severity with the commands above. While this
is a grave issue for you, that only affects one particular equipment and
doesn't make d-i unusable for everyone else.


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Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread Samuel Thibault 
melissa M., on ven. 26 janv. 2018 19:12:32 +0100, wrote:
> despite the different options, there is no change, the bug persists...

If there is no change, there must be an error in passing the kernel arg,
how do you pass them?

vga=normal fb=false 

should get you to a pure textmode, there's no way you can get the split
image you sent to the bug, or your graphic card is *seriously* broken if
it can't even properly display pure text.

Samuel

Bug#888515: debian-installer: UEFI boot menu (grub) misses the help screen

2018-01-26 Thread Samuel Thibault 
Hello Grub maintainers, any idea about this?

Samuel

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On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 05:03:07PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>Package: debian-installer
>Version: 20171204
>Severity: normal
>
>Hello,
>
>When booting with syslinux, one has some boot-menu help screens which
>document some convenient kernel parameters (e.g. to avoid bugs like
>Bug#888513). That help is not available in the grub menu used for UEFI
>booting, it should be.

It would be lovely, yes. But I have no idea how to do such a thing,
I'm afraid.

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Bug#888515: debian-installer: UEFI boot menu (grub) misses the help screen

2018-01-26 Thread Steve McIntyre 
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 05:03:07PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>Package: debian-installer
>Version: 20171204
>Severity: normal
>
>Hello,
>
>When booting with syslinux, one has some boot-menu help screens which
>document some convenient kernel parameters (e.g. to avoid bugs like
>Bug#888513). That help is not available in the grub menu used for UEFI
>booting, it should be.

It would be lovely, yes. But I have no idea how to do such a thing,
I'm afraid.

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Stretched to the point of no turning back

Bug#888515: debian-installer: UEFI boot menu (grub) misses the help screen

2018-01-26 Thread Samuel Thibault 
Package: debian-installer
Version: 20171204
Severity: normal

Hello,

When booting with syslinux, one has some boot-menu help screens which
document some convenient kernel parameters (e.g. to avoid bugs like
Bug#888513). That help is not available in the grub menu used for UEFI
booting, it should be.

Samuel

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Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread Lennart Sorensen 
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 04:21:08PM +0100, melissa M. wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: stable
> Severity: grave
> 
> hi maintainer,
> 
> big graphical bug with the installer netinstall of Debian Stretch 9.3, but
> also Testing and Sid.
> 
> Ditto with the installer mini iso-Stretch 9.3
> 
> I created my bootable usb drive with "dd", unetbootin, etcher, but the big
> graphical bug still present :(
> 
> I have a laptop pc Toshiba Satellite P870-338 with the Optimus technology
> (graphics chipset intel i7 3630qm and nvidia GT 630m) with a bios 100% uefi
> 
> this is the screen that I get with the installer, it is impossible to
> install in these conditions.
> http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1516915180.jpg
> 
> I think I might be an isolated case, but I still haven't found solution to
> resolve this bug very annoying.
> 
> the bug has been present since two years...
> 
> is there a workaround ??
> a parameter to pass to the kernel ??
> 
> this bug est present on the mini iso, and the iso netinstall (testing,
> stable and sid). :'(
> 
> please consider my bug report.

Does it happen in both graphical and text mode install?

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Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread Samuel Thibault 
melissa M., on ven. 26 janv. 2018 16:21:08 +0100, wrote:
> is there a workaround ??
> a parameter to pass to the kernel ??

There is documentation about it in the help screen of the boot menu.

Samuel

Bug#888513: huge graphical bug

2018-01-26 Thread melissa M. 
Package: debian-installer
Version: stable
Severity: grave

hi maintainer,

big graphical bug with the installer netinstall of Debian Stretch 9.3, but
also Testing and Sid.

Ditto with the installer mini iso-Stretch 9.3

I created my bootable usb drive with "dd", unetbootin, etcher, but the big
graphical bug still present :(

I have a laptop pc Toshiba Satellite P870-338 with the Optimus technology
(graphics chipset intel i7 3630qm and nvidia GT 630m) with a bios 100% uefi

this is the screen that I get with the installer, it is impossible to
install in these conditions.
http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1516915180.jpg

I think I might be an isolated case, but I still haven't found solution to
resolve this bug very annoying.

the bug has been present since two years...

is there a workaround ??
a parameter to pass to the kernel ??

this bug est present on the mini iso, and the iso netinstall (testing,
stable and sid). :'(

please consider my bug report.