#1070006 debian-cd: daily arm64 netinst image: GRUB not started in graphical mode

#1070006#5
Date:
2024-04-28 13:35:12 UTC
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Hello maintainers of the netinst image,

The issue:
As seen on openQA [1], the GRUB menu for the arm64 netinst image (taken
from the daily builds [2]) does not use the graphical mode, but text
mode instead.

Some sub-menus assume that the graphical mode is active, but issue an
error message: 'error: no video mode activated.' (e.g. 'Accessible dark
contrast installer menu...')

Expected:
GRUB uses the graphical version of the boot menu.


During the miniDebCamp 2024 in Hamburg, ema showed that (at least for
the live-build images) GRUB is able to use the graphical mode correctly.
As a side note, the graphical installer also shows properly, so there
appears to be no problem in using the graphical mode.

With kind regards,
Roland Clobus
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[1] https://openqa.debian.net/tests/255555
[2]
https://get.debian.org/images/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/arm64/iso-cd/debian-testing-arm64-netinst.iso