On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:30:26AM +1000, Jason Lewis wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Boot method: usb stick > Image version: > http://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.0.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-9.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso > Date: 2017-07-20 > > Machine: Dell Precision 5520 > Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz > Memory: 32gb > Partitions: n/a > > Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): > 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:5910] (rev 05) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Skylake PCIe Controller > (x16) [8086:1901] (rev 05) > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device > [8086:591b] (rev 04) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Skylake > Processor Thermal Subsystem [8086:1903] (rev 05) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 > xHCI Controller [8086:a12f] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd > Kernel modules: xhci_pci > 00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise > Point-H Thermal subsystem [8086:a131] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise > Point-H Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:a160] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:15.1 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise > Point-H Serial IO I2C Controller #1 [8086:a161] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise > Point-H CSME HECI #1 [8086:a13a] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:16.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H KT > Redirection [8086:a13d] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > Kernel driver in use: serial > 00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SATA > controller [AHCI mode] [8086:a102] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > Kernel driver in use: ahci > Kernel modules: ahci > 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express > Root Port #1 [8086:a110] (rev f1) > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express > Root Port #2 [8086:a111] (rev f1) > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express > Root Port #9 [8086:a118] (rev f1) > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 00:1d.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express > Root Port #13 [8086:a11c] (rev f1) > 00:1d.6 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express > Root Port #15 [8086:a11e] (rev f1) > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC > Controller [8086:a154] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC > [8086:a121] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a171] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus > [8086:a123] (rev 31) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:13b6] (rev a2) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:24fd] > (rev 78) > Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0050] > Kernel modules: iwlwifi > 03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A > PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:525a] (rev 01) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] > Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci > Kernel modules: rtsx_pci > 04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Toshiba America Info > Systems Device [1179:010f] (rev 01) > Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0001] > Kernel driver in use: nvme > Kernel modules: nvme > 06:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 > Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 07:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 > Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 07:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 > Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 07:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 > Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > 0a:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 USB 3.1 > Controller [Alpine Ridge] [8086:15b5] > Subsystem: Device [2222:1111] > Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd > Kernel modules: xhci_pci > > > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot: [O] > Detect network card: [O] > Configure network: [O] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [O] > Partition hard drives: [O] > Install base system: [O] > Clock/timezone setup: [O] > User/password setup: [O] > Install tasks: [O] > Install boot loader: [O] > Overall install: [O] > > Comments/Problems: > > the screen on the laptop is very high resolution and if you run the > installer in curses/text mode, the writing is almost too small to read. > admittedly this was an unofficial image with non free firmware, but I > got the same result with the official installer images.
I wonder if you could force the installer to run in a lower resolution, which would then hopefully be scaled up. Adding something like 'video=1024x768' or such to the command line when booting the installer might work. I suppose it would be handy if the fb in the installer somehow read the dpi of the screen and could switch to a larger font if it exceeded some reasonable value. Certainly running with a 16x32 Terminus font selected in console-setup makes my fb console very nice on a 15.6" 2880x1800 display. The installer when I setup this machine was pretty painful I must admit. -- Len Sorensen
