From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id CIJDMmlvg1+IbwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 20:47:37 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id kEz/LWlvg1+PFgAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 20:47:37 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6D497940105 for ; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 20:47:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:56274 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kRiFk-0007tD-7v for larch@yhetil.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:47:36 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57610) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kRi5V-0001pe-D6 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:37:02 -0400 Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([178.21.23.139]:59592) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kRi5S-0005XE-6A; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:37:00 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by disroot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2B604B092; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 22:36:53 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at disroot.org Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (disroot.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id u8MD1kALyra3; Sun, 11 Oct 2020 22:36:52 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Call for 1.2 installer testing. DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1602448612; bh=nF9rC+Y06ulzouFkHcSY5dOGsEpljsABfe5zU/uAP2w=; h=Subject:Cc:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To; b=E3qbXY7SlbIrZUi60xavMmfJ1J50c/9QeDunaoTxyZYwqoSjmMlxCit11dunBSzIF C6Cw5g8YYp+xjBLf7zvJ4Qw94Bd5uccfaBbYVCWFllCxJPiRfJAVKfhF6U15uqDHdB xCYLIDnlt2/w6IL3QJIUfM+0dF0YfiiAWIcRRo5Dx/daF0aIQa0zSvrfO5me+wxI3h JKZoxGY+m9OFClea6BI2D/3dkzS8jHAWZO0YLCNdG6kOeSuFyDYAidM6WnsGB3RDUA eK1ePqAT+dZ5cHd8TmevO6CdudWihYq0qUoyEZFccnrUQJFQgmBNjQQBYLPc8L+EuD Gy7yRXonHf57A== References: <10d0d175-3849-4b28-1136-2ce1e7bf45b2@brendan.scot> <20201011203208.lwhkrkwixxy5uxtj@pelzflorian.localdomain> From: Marinus Savoritias Message-ID: Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 22:36:47 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20201011203208.lwhkrkwixxy5uxtj@pelzflorian.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Language: en-US Received-SPF: pass client-ip=178.21.23.139; envelope-from=marinus.savoritias@disroot.org; helo=knopi.disroot.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/10/11 16:36:53 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -10 X-Spam_score: -1.1 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, MISSING_HEADERS=1.021, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:46:37 -0400 X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: guix-devel , Mathieu Othacehe Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=disroot.org header.s=mail header.b=E3qbXY7S; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=disroot.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.79 X-TUID: qkGNmxraFHuc Hi, I also encountered an issue with the latest iso just one day before the call for testing. I have already filed the bug here: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/43879 Marinus Savoritias On 10/11/20 10:32 PM, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) wrote: > On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 05:23:30PM +1100, Brendan Tildesley wrote: >> Hi, I went through the installer looking for anything negative I could say >> about it :) hope there is something helpful here: > Thank you for testing! > > >> Unrelated driver bug: installer was just a black screen until I rebooted >> with nomodeset:  https://paste.debian.net/1166581/ >> Even with nomodeset, I get an error about no UMS supported in radeon, but it >> doesn't stop anything. > This black screen regression should be “fixed” now (commit > 34d436a4082b5c5f23b00e13eb8e5a92d957d704) by passing a kernel argument > “modprobe.blacklist=radeon” which disables the radeon driver. > > (This was also blacklisted in the last release 1.1.0 of Guix, see > . I had removed > “modprobe.blacklist=radeon” because it was for some time no longer > needed on one of my machines.) > > Some users will have a black screen in the installed system as well > (if they use Linux-libre). I don’t think we can do much about that. > Niels only had trouble with the > installer but did not on the installed system. It seems not feasible > to predict which users would have a black screen in the installed > system, so we cannot add instructions only for them. > > > >> Languages listed in the language selection are sometimes in English, Rarely >> in the native language. […] >> Random thought: could we adapt the installer to use the same sentences from >> an existing installer, like the ubuntu one, so that all the translations can >> be copied in for free? All the basic quesions like please choose a password >> are surely shared between these installers. > Yes, we could copy translations without understanding the language (at > least after our planned switch from the Translation Project to our own > hosted Weblate translation infrastructure). > > Regards, > Florian >