Release criteria proposal: basic graphics mode boot

Kamil Paral kparal at redhat.com
Thu Aug 12 06:21:55 UTC 2010


----- "Adam Williamson" <awilliam at redhat.com> wrote:

> Another proposed release criterion. This stems from
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=623129 ; we agreed that
> it
> really ought to always be possible to workaround a broken X driver
> for
> install.
> 
> Alpha: "The graphical boot menu for all installation images should
> include an entry which causes both installation and the installed
> system
> to use a generic, highly compatible video driver (such as 'vesa').
> This
> mechanism should work as described."
> 
> (I'd actually say live boot menu should have the same option, but
> currently it doesn't and we can't change the world with release
> criteria :> I'll try and work up a patch for that to propose).

Once again I think this is a good idea.


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