GNU bug report logs - #60002
installer console garbled on 1984.is VPS

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Attila Lendvai <attila <at> lendvai.name>

Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:32:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 36069

Done: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Attila Lendvai <attila <at> lendvai.name>
To: pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de
Cc: 60002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#60002: installer console garbled on 1984.is VPS
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:42:42 +0000
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> So the admins are using a Web interface to QEMU. Which one? What -vga > option is it using?

their response: "I changed the video mode in libvirt to virtio instead of the default cirrus."

this has fixed both the garbling of text, and the resizing of the console to accommodate for the window based installer.

maybe it's worth mentioning in the/a troubleshooting section of the doc. i couldn't find anything about it using websearch.

my only remaining issue with the installer is that the menu based installation workflow is not possible when 1) i cannot switch virtual consoles, and 2) there's no DHCP on the network, i.e. it requires manual configuration using a shell.

but i'll report that as a different issue.

thank you,

- attila
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