[Bug 1458039] [NEW] detecting keyboard layout is cutoff on small screens 800x600

[Brendan Perrine]

Public bug reported:

To reproduce boot the lubuntu desktop i386 iso in kvm vm with vmvga
graphics as the backend  emulated hardware or anything else with a
800x600 screen selecting isntall from the boot menu and go through the
keyboard layout will show the ok button to install will be cut off and
you have to move the installer window partially off the screen to press
ok.

I expected the installer to show on the screen. Instead I would have to
move the window. Also I am running this vm on a base of vivid lubuntu
host. I also don't have a way when selecting install from the menu to
open up lxrandr to chache to the higher resolutions supported by vmvga
in the installer.

ubiquity:
  Installed: 2.21.25
  Candidate: 2.21.25
  Version table:
 *** 2.21.25 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Description:	Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch)
Release:	15.10

I expected the installer to show on the screen or start in a mode where
it could install in virt manager without being off the screen with vmvga
graphics. Instead it was cut off of the screen and I will attach a
screenshot from my host.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubiquity 2.21.25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.17.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.360
Date: Fri May 22 13:08:11 2015
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha i386 (20150522)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lubuntu ubiquity-2.21.25 wily

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Title:
  detecting keyboard layout is cutoff on small screens 800x600

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To reproduce boot the lubuntu desktop i386 iso in kvm vm with vmvga
  graphics as the backend  emulated hardware or anything else with a
  800x600 screen selecting isntall from the boot menu and go through the
  keyboard layout will show the ok button to install will be cut off and
  you have to move the installer window partially off the screen to
  press ok.

  I expected the installer to show on the screen. Instead I would have
  to move the window. Also I am running this vm on a base of vivid
  lubuntu host. I also don't have a way when selecting install from the
  menu to open up lxrandr to chache to the higher resolutions supported
  by vmvga in the installer.

  ubiquity:
    Installed: 2.21.25
    Candidate: 2.21.25
    Version table:
   *** 2.21.25 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Description:	Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch)
  Release:	15.10

  I expected the installer to show on the screen or start in a mode
  where it could install in virt manager without being off the screen
  with vmvga graphics. Instead it was cut off of the screen and I will
  attach a screenshot from my host.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.17.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.360
  Date: Fri May 22 13:08:11 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha i386 (20150522)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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