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[bug#58549] [PATCH draft] installer: welcome: Warn when uvesafb gets use
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Mathieu Othacehe |
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[bug#58549] [PATCH draft] installer: welcome: Warn when uvesafb gets used. |
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Date: |
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:40:32 +0200 |
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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