Screen garbled (colored boxes) during package install
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| debian-installer (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: debian-installer
I attempted to use the Ubuntu daily build 20070911 of Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 pre-release (alternate install disk for amd64) on a new ThinkPad R61 laptop with manual partitioning, with english keyboard and locale selection. Installation went well, but halfway through the package install step, all the characters on the screen (including the ASCI-based progress bar) switched to multi-colored ASCI-like small boxes instead of characters. The progress, packages being installd, and on-screen instructions were unreadable, and it was impossible to tell when the process was done. Everything was fine after I allowed the installation to finish and the computer rebooted. When I used Ctl-Alt-F1 to switch to other virtual terminals, their text was similarly garbled.
I’ll test the daily build tonight (20070914) and see if the bug is still there.
| Albert Damen (albrt) wrote | #1 |
R61: Chipsettype: Mobile Intel GM965 Express
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 127008, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can add, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.
Also, please note this issue already exists since July, so a new installation today will probably not help.