[Lubuntu-qa] PPC LiveCD black screens, makes install unusable

[Greg Faith]

Still the same as yesterday. The black screen and dark font make thing
difficult. Pictures attached from yesterday.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Greg Faith <gregfaith at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just did a clean install of Ubuntu precise-desktop-amd64 it went well
> with all visible screens.  I also noted there was no change to the
> current-daily zsync's for Lubuntu desktops amd64 & 386i .. so i would think
> the black-grey screens are probably still there.
>
> I will dd a flash drive and start an install if the first screen shows the
> ugly black mess I will just abort and report.
> nm_geo
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 7:22 PM, ∅ <maps.backward at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  On 02/23/2012 06:11 PM, Paul Gorski wrote:
>>
>>  Black windows/dialog boxes made the installation very, very challenging.
>>
>> Installation Type screen -
>> Installation Type wording appears, but options are only faintly visible
>> (most users wouldn't see them). The buttons to select the options are
>> visible, but the text isn't visible.
>> Background is black. That might be normal. But I wouldn't use black as a
>> background as it looks like you are in terminal mode.
>> And the buttons are visible in lower right hand of screen, but the text
>> on buttons is not visible.
>>
>> Keyboard Layout screen -
>> Screen is black, keyboard menu options not visible
>> Buttons to continue process are visible, but text is not visible on
>> buttons.
>>
>> Where Are You?
>> Input boxes are highlighted by white frames on a black background, but
>> the rest of the text on the page is not visible.
>>
>> Since I know what was supposed to go into those apparently blank input
>> boxes during the install, I was able to complete the install.
>> When I got to login following the install, the login screen was black,
>> with input boxes outlined in white, with simple Cancel and Login text as
>> white text reversed out against the black background.
>>
>> Paul, in case you didn't see the bug against lubuntu-artwork:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-artwork/+bug/938472
>>
>> Apparently this one is not PPC specific. Please confirm it and add any
>> comments you feel fit (like the above which is quite useful)
>>
>> Welcome Screen
>> Looks fine, but states "Thank you for choosing Lubuntu 11.10."
>>
>> Supposedly this one just got fixed but I suspect that's only in Ubuntu.
>> Will check it out tonight. Here's the bug to comment on:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/+bug/899503
>>
>> wxl
>>
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