Hello, On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 5:42 AM, jim <mccl...@ucsc.edu> wrote: > [1] The USB keyboard is detected correctly in the BIOS and in the initial > boot menu, but becomes unavailable when the `Choose a Language' menu > is presented. The installation can go no further. > > Tried booting with acpi=off but this made no difference
Can you still reproduce it with current dailies? > [2] Tried the graphical install, but this failed right away, the following > error > message being flashed repeatedly to the console: > > Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_drawable_set_colormap: assertion `cmap == NULL || > gdk_drawable_get_depth (drawable) == `cmap->visual->depth' failed Yes; we know about this and we have already reported it. Look at #557387 > [3] Tried changing USB-related settings in BIOS (limited); no difference > > [3] Tried build of Sept 6th 2009: same problem > > [4] Tried build of Aug 1st 2009: got as far as the boot menu, chose Install; > the > system then froze with this message on the console: > > (process:1047): INFO: kbd-mode: setting console mode to Unicode (UTF-8) > > [5] Went back to the official 5.3 installer and did not encounter the problemt This looks to be a kernel issue and would be nice to try latest version of d-i to see if it happens or not. Mind to retest it? -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems E-mail: ota...@ossystems.com.br http://www.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 53 9981-7854 http://projetos.ossystems.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
