On Sat, 12 Feb 2022 22:29:05 +0000 "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 12:05:54PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > > On Sat, 12 Feb 2022 14:42:27 +0100 > > Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Vi, 11 feb 22, 15:24:55, Charles Curley wrote: > > > > > > > > 1) The graphics are terrible. Both graphical and text mode are > > > > scrunched into the top third or so of the screen, with two > > > > copies across the top. They are damn near unreadable. > > > > > > That's likely because your graphic chip is not properly recognized > > > and the OS is using some low resolution. That image is displayed > > > by the hardware 1:1 on the physical pixels of the screen. > > > > I would not have done it this way, myself. As ever, other people, > other requirements and ways of thinking. > > Looking quickly, it looks as if the Yoga has 1600 x 900 so something > might have got confused. > > I'd have plugged in an external display and done it that way, expert > text mode only and used the unofficial non-free firmware .iso. > Definitely text mode only to start with. It's an Intel chipset, so > Intel firmware likely needed. I thought about that, but didn't want to steal a monitor from my desktop. > > > > Yes, there should be an option. It wasn't present when I booted to > > UEFI. D-i went directly to a GUI menu, not the text mode to which I > > am accustomed. > > > > Hit advanced options and you get the option for text mode install / > expert etc. It may occasionally come up initially as almost a box > within a box in UEFI mode but that's normal. I did check the advanced options menu. Indeed, that is where one goes to use expert text mode, which I prefer unless I have a preseed file. It could be due to the wonky graphics, though. As for the network issue, I have ordered a USB Ethernet adapter. I will wait until that arrives (late February) before continuing. That is probably something I should have in my kit anyway. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
