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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Cancel the stuff on the new kernel! I asked the wrong question. It is now
being considered.

Regards,

Phill.

On 26 September 2012 22:43, Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And now to chuck in a hand-grenade....
>
> Are there any workarounds that can be put into the test cases (such as
> nosplash for Live CD, and possibly others).  As the installer is know to
> work and the issues are x-org / kernel driven I need some working test
> cases to either go into the test cases or into release notes. If you guys
> cannot get a methodology up for getting 'X' to run after an install, then
> Beta 2 will not be approved as all there is currently on there is big red
> bugs, instead of grey ones. A big Red bug IMHO points to the Installer. We
> all know that it is not the installer, it is the 'X' / kernel that is
> preventing the screen being shown upon reboot. If there are work arounds,
> they can be mentioned in the release notes and PPC goes forth. I can ask
> for the nosplash to be put in as a bug fix, so it should then hit the
> dailies.
>
> For the kernel issue,
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1043518 was
> interesting, but not as much as
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857300 bottom line is guys,
> 12.10 is releasing with kernel 3.5.x So there is no way out of that one.
>
> After B2 is / is not released, I'll be asking for some testing with the
> 3.6.x kernel but with about 12 - 18 hours before a "go / no go" call for
> PPC beta 2, it is now up to you guys who have the kit to decide.
>
> regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 26 September 2012 22:02, Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:39 PM, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > Sorry: NOW is a typo. Should be NO
>> >
>> > 2012/9/26 UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > > Today i tried to do a fresh install with the ppc installer from 25 sep
>> > > (yesterday) on a PB 17" 1,3ghz. I'm getting the munged graphics and
>> > > now dialogue window works. I don't see anything. Then i tried with the
>> > > live video=ofonly option, but this does not start the Xserver. I tried
>> > > to do startx from a console without any different effect.
>> > >
>> > > Is there some other option i could try?
>> > >
>> > > Uli
>> > >
>> > > 2012/9/26 lars nooden <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > >> #1 below is for the Desktop image, not the Alternate.  There is a
>> > >> separate  problem with the alternate install.
>> > >>
>> > >> Regards,
>> > >> /Lars
>> >
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>> If you get to the mouse with the little multi-colored box that
>> surrounds it.. hit enter a few times then type in your chosen password
>> mine is "test".  I can get to the desktop that way but the colors are
>> terrible and some dialog boxes are still screwed.  That was from an
>> Alternate powerpc CD/USB as I remember..
>>
>> I think Ron has a way to set the desktop after that but the install is
>> just to danged complicated and deserve a fail at this time.
>>
>> Greg nm_geo
>>
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