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Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13

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On Sat, 12 Feb 2022 22:29:05 +0000
"Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 12:05:54PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> > On Sat, 12 Feb 2022 14:42:27 +0100
> > Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > On Vi, 11 feb 22, 15:24:55, Charles Curley wrote:  
> > > > 
> > > > 1) The graphics are terrible. Both graphical and text mode are
> > > > scrunched into the top third or so of the screen, with two
> > > > copies across the top. They are damn near unreadable.    
> > > 
> > > That's likely because your graphic chip is not properly recognized
> > > and the OS is using some low resolution. That image is displayed
> > > by the hardware 1:1 on the physical pixels of the screen.  
> >   
> 
> I would not have done it this way, myself. As ever, other people,
> other requirements and ways of thinking.
> 
> Looking quickly, it looks as if the Yoga has 1600 x 900 so something
> might have got confused.
> 
> I'd have plugged in an external display and done it that way, expert
> text mode only and used the unofficial non-free firmware .iso.
> Definitely text mode only to start with. It's an Intel chipset, so
> Intel firmware likely needed.

I thought about that, but didn't want to steal a monitor from my
desktop.


> > 
> > Yes, there should be an option. It wasn't present when I booted to
> > UEFI. D-i went directly to a GUI menu, not the text mode to which I
> > am accustomed.
> >  
> 
> Hit advanced options and you get the option for text mode install /
> expert etc. It may occasionally come up initially as almost a box
> within a box in UEFI mode but that's normal. 

I did check the advanced options menu. Indeed, that is where one goes
to use expert text mode, which I prefer unless I have a preseed file.

It could be due to the wonky graphics, though.

As for the network issue, I have ordered a USB Ethernet adapter. I will
wait until that arrives (late February) before continuing. That is
probably something I should have in my kit anyway.

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Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2022-02-11 23:30 +0100
  Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2022-02-12 14:50 +0100
    Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2022-02-12 20:10 +0100
      Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-02-12 23:30 +0100
        Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2022-02-13 20:50 +0100
          Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2022-02-19 00:30 +0100
  Re: Installation on a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2022-02-12 20:00 +0100

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