Bug#544155: please test this GRUB snapshot

[Robert Millan]

On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 10:27:09PM +0100, Paul Martin wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 09:51:17PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 06:51:00PM +0100, Paul Martin wrote:
> > > On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:36:23PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:36:38PM +0100, Paul Martin wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 03:23:11PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Btw, i386 builds are now available (same URL).  Please test!
> > > > > 
> > > > > I built it myself. It works, but there is no graphics support (as before).
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks.  Would you please test this as well:
> > > > 
> > > >   http://people.debian.org/~rmh/grub-before-fb-split/
> > > > 
> > > > If this one works, it means a regression was introduced in the FB split,
> > > > but it isn't yet clear if they're the same bug or there are two of them.
> > > 
> > > That one works, too.
> > 
> > What does "works" mean?  If it graphics are working, then it works.  Otherwise
> > it's buggy.  Please confirm whether gfxterm works for BOTH the one in
> > 
> >   http://people.debian.org/~rmh/grub-before-fb-split/
> > 
> > and the one in
> > 
> >   http://people.debian.org/~rmh/grub-after-fb-split/
> 
> When I say it works, I mean it boots. Graphics works in neither. In fact, I
> can't remember it ever having worked in grub2 on this laptop.

Ok.  Sorry if I was a bit too blunt.  So this seems to be a regression in our
code, and not necessarily related with graphics (it could still be, since
GRUB attempts to setup video mode, even if it's unsuccesful).

Do you know how to run a regression test?  You can do that e.g. with
svn-bisect, but it's a bit tricky since you'll need to match up each
upstream snapshot with the corresponding debian/ dir of the same date.

If you need assistance, please just say it, and we can provide prebuilt
packages for you for each test iteration.

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