[Bug 944266] Re: No 'Free Software Only' or Language selection options for PowerPC

[ojordan]

Thanks Stéphane for the info.  I didn't think it was going to be a
Ubiquity bug, but I'm still not sure where to park the bug!  PowerPC
doesn't have gfxboot, just a basic yaboot prompt.  I think it is too
late for 12.04 to think about implementing gfxboot on PowerPC.

The Free Software only option could possibly be implemented as a yaboot
option, but yaboot doesn't lend itself well to language selection.  I
did try and find another way to change language, but it seems the
PowerPC CD only has English?

Maybe I'll get in touch with the QA people and see if the testcase can
be removed for PowerPC.

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Title:
  No 'Free Software Only' or Language selection options for PowerPC

Status in “gfxboot” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm trying to complete the "Free Software Only in Ubuntu Desktop
  powerpc" testcase, but I don't have a clue how to select this.  Is
  this part of ubiquity, or is it a grub menu?  This is what is written
  in the testcase:

  1.  Start your machine with the install media in place
  2.  When you see the aubergine screen with an icon at the bottom, press any key to get the menu
  3.  Select your language and press Enter
  4.  Press F6 and use the down arrow to get to Free software only and press Enter

  I'm assuming the aubergine screen is a grub menu (PowerPC doesn't have
  grub).  I can only select a language when installing (I'm not given an
  option for just a live session).  When the system boots after the
  yaboot prompt I don't have any menu to select a language or free
  software.

  I need to run the installer for another architecture to see what
  PowerPC is missing.

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