GNU bug report logs - #58549
[PATCH draft] installer: welcome: Warn when uvesafb gets used.

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Package: guix-patches;

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

Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:40:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Mathieu Othacehe <mathieu <at> meije.mail-host-address-is-not-set>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 58549 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
Cc: 58549 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58549: [PATCH draft] installer: welcome: Warn when uvesafb
 gets used.
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:40:32 +0200

Hello Florian,

> +  (when (member "uvesafb" (modules-loaded))
> +    (run-error-page (G_ "\
> +This may be a false alarm, but possibly your graphics hardware does not
> +work well with only free software.  Expect trouble.  If after installation,
> +the system does not boot, perhaps you will need to add nomodeset to the
> +kernel arguments and need to configure the uvesafb kernel module.")
> +                    (G_ "Pre-install warning")))

This seems like a good idea to me. Perhaps we could be a bit more
specific about the "expected troubles". Is it a black screen after Linux
boot on the installed system?

Thanks,

Mathieu
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