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 #17 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, 24 Oct 2022 16:20:19 +0200

Hello Florian,

> Thinking about it, the false alarms are not nice, but I don’t know if
> Ludo’s proposed device check <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/58357#4> would
> be reasonably doable and he actually wasn’t mentioning it in relation to
> graphics.  I think this patch is right (after fixing the indentation).
> Shall I push or make more changes?

Ludo firmware load detection seems like a good idea to me but we would
need to study the feasibility.

Your patch seems OK to me, you can go ahead.

Mathieu
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