20.10 iso syslinux menu screen unreadable

[Chris Guiver]

Lubuntu 20.10 QA-test

On booting I see a nice Lubuntu logo on top half of screen, below in bottom left corner is the language select, none of which are readable. As I use english I need only wait or press enter, but I'd be lost if I needed another language

Refer photo - https://photos.app.goo.gl/9DoR3iBZ9pWZ71ij9

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: lubuntu-artwork 20.04.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu36
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.447
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Sun May 24 11:32:45 2020
Dependencies:

LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200523)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: lubuntu-artwork
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1880394

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[sudodus (nio-wiklund)]

This bug affects me too, and I want Swedish, which is not easy unless a remember from previous versions 'where it is located genometrically'. For some reason the language selection screen of syslinux boot is rendered differently compared to what has been working for decades.

[Rik Mills (rikmills)]

This is also seen on Kubuntu and Xubuntu Groovy daily ISOs pressing any key on boot to enter the syslinux menu. On those ISO language selection box has to be invoked with F2, but the messed up screen still happens, so seems a more general syslinux menu issue.

[Rik Mills (rikmills)]

Budgie menu is inevitably broken as well

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Tested on Dell [Latitude] 7280 (i5-7300U,16Gb, Intel HD Graphics 620, Intel Ethernet I219-LM GB, Intel Wireless AC8265, Intel wireless Bluetooth, 500GB hd)

I can confirm the original report - the original screen after boot was messed up - waited,pressed enter and the live session loaded.

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Let me try to regenerate the font again.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gfxboot-theme-ubuntu - 0.23.6

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gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (0.23.6) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Revert stray packaging changes.

gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (0.23.5) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Regenerate the 16x16.fnt again. LP: #1171844 LP: #1880394

gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (0.23.4) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Update the console font from current data, to hopefully cover Tajik
    codepoints. LP: #1171844.

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <email address hidden> Mon, 25 May 2020 22:41:42 +0100

[sudodus (nio-wiklund)]

Today's daily iso files are still affected by this bug, for example

$ ls -l /media/multimed-2/test/ubuntu/groovy-desktop-amd64.iso
-rw------- 1 nio nio 2734686208 maj 26 11:28 /media/multimed-2/test/ubuntu/groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

sorry, wrong bug.

[Rik Mills (rikmills)]

Main Ubuntu ISO confirmed as still being broken.

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Another confirm that still broken Lubuntu

Ran test today 27.05.20 - with the iso :
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily-live/20200527/groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

Dell [Optiplex] 7010 ( i5-3470 , 16 GB, Intel Graphics 2500, Intel 82579LM GB Ethernet ,1TB hd)
Testcase:BIOS,no encryption,full disk,internet - run in VirtualBox - Testing for bug 1880394 (iso syslinux menu screen unreadable)

Booted install media and the syslinux menu screen was unreadable - hit the enter key and the disk check and system started normally and installed Groovy Lubuntu 20.10

Reboot:login,full disk utilized,ran Firefox - all good.

[sudodus (nio-wiklund)]

I can confirm that the bug is squashed in the current daily Ubuntu desktop iso file

-rw------- 1 nio nio 2,6G maj 28 08:40 /media/multimed-2/test/ubuntu/groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Horay

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

And another confirm bug squashed after running the daily testing tracker ISO for Lubuntu Groovy 20.10

Dell [Optiplex] 7010 ( i5-3470 , 16 GB, Intel Graphics 2500, Intel 82579LM GB Ethernet ,1TB hd)
Live session run in VirtualBox - testing for the " 20.10 iso syslinux menu screen unreadable" bug
Booting up and the syslinux menu is readable - all looks good