GNU bug report logs - #40538
installer: Support uvesafb to install on machines without KMS.

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Package: guix;

Reported by: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>

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From: Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe <at> gmail.com>
To: "pelzflorian \(Florian Pelz\)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 40538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40538: installer: Support uvesafb to install on machines without KMS.
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:24:52 +0200

Hello Florian,

> Please try adding nomodeset to the kernel parameters.  I hope this
> makes the Intel machine work fine.

Yes it works fine with nomodeset! Do you think we can do something about
it, besides adding a few lines in the documentation to warn that old
hardware may require this option?

Thanks,

Mathieu
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