> Well known, yes. Easily fixed, no. > A newer kernel may fix the issue.
> A common workaround is to boot the installer in BIOS/legacy/CSM mode > instead of EFI native mode. > setting the GRUB variables > gfxmode and/or gfxpayload to specific values (hardware dependent) > before booting the kernel may fix the issue on some hardware (not > all). Thank you very much for your thorough and knowledgable reply. As you anticipated, it does not seem possible to run my machine in legacy mode. I am sorry to say that I may have to try my luck with ubuntu. -- My e-mail is unreliable. Please try again if no reply in several days. gpg: F7C9 B577 1E5D C732 63F1 A9D2 A399 D202 50E8 50D1