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Re: PPC LiveCD black screens, makes install unusable

 

On 02/23/2012 06:11 PM, Paul Gorski wrote:
> Black windows/dialog boxes made the installation very, very challenging.
>
> Installation Type screen -
> Installation Type wording appears, but options are only faintly
> visible (most users wouldn't see them). The buttons to select the
> options are visible, but the text isn't visible.
> Background is black. That might be normal. But I wouldn't use black as
> a background as it looks like you are in terminal mode.
> And the buttons are visible in lower right hand of screen, but the
> text on buttons is not visible.
>
> Keyboard Layout screen -
> Screen is black, keyboard menu options not visible
> Buttons to continue process are visible, but text is not visible on
> buttons.
>
> Where Are You?
> Input boxes are highlighted by white frames on a black background, but
> the rest of the text on the page is not visible.
>
> Since I know what was supposed to go into those apparently blank input
> boxes during the install, I was able to complete the install.
> When I got to login following the install, the login screen was black,
> with input boxes outlined in white, with simple Cancel and Login text
> as white text reversed out against the black background.
Paul, in case you didn't see the bug against lubuntu-artwork:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-artwork/+bug/938472

Apparently this one is not PPC specific. Please confirm it and add any
comments you feel fit (like the above which is quite useful)
> Welcome Screen
> Looks fine, but states "Thank you for choosing Lubuntu 11.10."
Supposedly this one just got fixed but I suspect that's only in Ubuntu.
Will check it out tonight. Here's the bug to comment on:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/+bug/899503

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