From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marlin Subject: GUI installer through X Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 15:19:38 -0300 Message-ID: <514B13A0-A1A8-48F3-8863-399173929554@firemail.cc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----FJQZ1KVS4CB4NH0PQDOOOAIP7INTO4" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:55969) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hXV5E-0007SR-V7 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Jun 2019 14:19:53 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hXV5D-0000zw-Qv for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Jun 2019 14:19:52 -0400 Received: from mx1.cock.li ([185.10.68.5]:49233 helo=cock.li) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hXV5C-0000wC-Sb for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Jun 2019 14:19:51 -0400 List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Guix Devel ------FJQZ1KVS4CB4NH0PQDOOOAIP7INTO4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The ncurses gui installer works nicely, but the fact that it relies on the = framebuffer means that GPUs that require firmware for it (like amd gpus) wi= ll not display the installer at all=2E=20 This could be Solved by using a X server for the installer (even if it jus= t starts a terminal with the ncurses installer)=2E=20 That way, vesa graphics would kick in, and users would be able to properly= use the installer=2E --=20 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E ------FJQZ1KVS4CB4NH0PQDOOOAIP7INTO4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The ncurses gui installer works nicely, but the fact that it relies on the = framebuffer means that GPUs that require firmware for it (like amd gpus) wi= ll not display the installer at all=2E
This could be Solved by using a = X server for the installer (even if it just starts a terminal with the ncur= ses installer)=2E
That way, vesa graphics would kick in, and users woul= d be able to properly use the installer=2E
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