On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 23:05 +0100, Per Andersson wrote: > >> Please confirm that everything is now OK :-) > > > > I found a few other issues: > > > > * In order to not blank the screen when installing I added kernel parameter > > > > diff --git a/babelbox-grub b/babelbox-grub > > index fc30411..f7e09ee 100644 > > --- a/babelbox-grub > > +++ b/babelbox-grub > > @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ menuentry 'BabelBox install' --class debian --class > > gnu-linux --class gnu --clas > > insmod ext2 > > set root='(hd0,1)' > > echo 'Loading Linux ...' > > - linux /srv/vmlinuz video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788 > > priority=critical console-keymaps-at/keymap=us > > keyboard-configuration/x > > + linux /srv/vmlinuz video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788 > > consoleblank=0 priority=critical console-keymaps-at/keymap=us > > keyboard- > > echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' > > initrd /srv/initrd.gz > > } > > Ok, this patch was worthless it needs something else to not blank > the screen during installation. Maybe noacpi noapic etc? [...]
Well those are useful for a nostalgia trip but I can't quite see how they would help to solve the screen-blanking problem. If you're using the graphical installer then you presumably need to disable the X screen blanker somehow. That might require adding a check to the relevant udeb. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings friends: People who know you well, but like you anyway.
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