Breezy installer resolution

[Matthew Garrett]

On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 04:45:27PM -0400, Alvin Thompson wrote:

> then if no current graphics mode works on all computers, perhaps the
> install should not use a graphics mode? i understand that some people
> think that their computer is more powerful/is working harder if a pretty
> picture is on the screen, but it prevents a segment of users out there
> from trying ubuntu because the install screens are hosed. you can't
> expect the average user to know to add a kernel option to get the
> display working.

The installer needs to use a graphical mode in order to be able to 
display anything other than western European languages. The help screens 
of the installer provide information on what to do if the display is 
broken on install, though the real answer is to fix vga16fb.

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