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aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=rC7oAgPj; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=riseup.net (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: 5.86 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=rC7oAgPj; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=riseup.net (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Queue-Id: CF704A250 X-Spam-Score: 5.86 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: eVrk1jfb1gpf On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:31:15 +0200 "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 05:32:38PM +0200, raingloom wrote: > > On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:44:58 +0200 > > "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: =20 > > >[=E2=80=A6] > > > I believe uvesafb makes the graphics work on any > > > x86_64 or x86 machine, so no save-graphics GRUB entry is needed. > > > But maybe I=E2=80=99m wrong and uvesafb isn=E2=80=99t a panacea. > > >[=E2=80=A6] =20 > > Hmm, it did end up working, even without the amdgpu trick. Finally > > had an excuse to try the TUI installer. > > I guess we can close this for now, but I still think that a safe > > graphics mode could be a good idea. =20 >=20 > Is there reason to believe installer=E2=80=99s graphics don=E2=80=99t wor= k on some PC? >=20 > Regards, > Florian I have laptops with fried GPUs that still somewhat work with nomodeset. For rescue images, a no-graphics or nomodeset graphics mode is definitely useful, because graphics is often the reason booting is broken.