Hi John, > Hello Pipo, > > Regarding your suggestions: > > 1) To video record with phone has been one thought I have had. > The challenge is the message flashes so fast as human I cannot > even see the messages, just the fact the messages occur. I > tried adding "debug" to the boot command parameters in hopes > that might show the messages in some more tangible manner that > in essence did not change the challenge to see the messages. > That is strange, I do not recall any messages to be flashing.
Have you tried the failsafe boot? That would avoid some 'clear screen' flash. Also, please specify if you got the LiveCD from a Debian sites (link?) or if you build it yourself (and how). > 2) I do not think firmware is an issue as I have no problems > with the same problem Buster 10 Testing image if I choose any > other option on the splash screen than the Live Image option. > In addition I have no problems booting to Live image with > Lubuntu or Xubuntu for versions 19.04, 18.04, 16.04, 15.04, nor > with Linux Mint, nor with Knoppix, nor Centos, and many more on > both Lenovo systems (laptop and desktop). I also had no > problems booting Debian Jessie 8 Live. These Live Image boot > problems started with Debian 9 Stretch, but due to the odd > nature of the bug I have played the bugs in manner to enable > me to boot to Live Image for Debian 9 Stretch. All of these > cross tests points in my extensive QA/Systems/OS testing > experience to a problem with how Debian vs other Debian based > Live Images effect the boot from the Splash Menu, ie the > commands used to boot the Live Image as that is what Debian > 10 Buster Testing is showing, but I cannot capture it with > pic or video as the message flashes so fast one cannot > really see the message. From what you say here, I still think that it could be a firmware issue. I do not know exactly about the other distributions, but Knoppix, for sure, includes the firmware (non-free) packages in his distribution. If you take the live cd from Debian then they do not include non-free packages by default (including the firmware). If you build it yourself, firmware (and non-free) are not included by default (you need to specify them). > > As an important side issue it seems to me if there is an error > due to some command parameter to boot from the splash screen > then the process used to boot via those commands should also > have method to pause to show the errors encountered. I am > spending alot of time again trying to report obvious error > with error messages that do not provide a means to obtain > the error messages the Live Boot is providing. That causes > the reporting of the issue and error to be one of between a > rock and hard place void. > I agree that there should be one single option and very clear end very advertised to print error messages (and logs) to screen in a recoverable fashion. I have been in your place before. - pipo
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