Bug 10076

Summary:	Live M3 DVD Installer Bootloader screen scroll lists do not open: no choice possible
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Lewis Smith <lewyssmith>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED OLD	QA Contact:
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal	CC:	davidwhodgins, dvgevers, tmb, wilcal.int
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	3final
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:

Description Lewis Smith 2013-05-12 20:35:41 CEST

[Hope version=Cauldron & severity=Major are correct; if not - correct these].

Testing Mag3 final Live Gnome 32-bit DVD, 11 May 2013, Install.

The Bootloader screen has 2 drop-down lists for:
- Choose loader (default Grub with menu)
- Boot device (default the whole disc device = MBR)
*Neither list opens/drops down to choose further*. If you do not want the default offers, this is a RELEASE STOPPER.
Since this appears *after* the actual installation, it is not quickly arrived at to reproduce. I have only met it the first installation attempt (from initial menu).

Comment 1 Dave Hodgins 2013-05-12 22:00:31 CEST

Using Mageia-3-LiveDVD-GNOME-i586-DVD.iso, I cannot confirm this bug, as
the dropdown boxes are working for me.

Due to bug 7774, I'm using xdriver=vesa, if that matters.

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Dave Hodgins 2013-05-12 22:01:17 CEST

CC: (none) => tmb
Whiteboard: (none) => 3final

William Kenney 2013-05-12 23:24:15 CEST

CC: (none) => wilcal.int

Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2013-05-13 15:10:04 CEST

Initial bug report was from menu Install.
Re-tried with the KDE4 Mag3 final 32-bit 11 May Live DVD, installing fom the live desktop icon.
The problem *is* still there, but looks different. The visible initial/default entries (Grub with graphic menu, whole disc device for bootloader) are the same. The boxes do drop down, and I think (deduce) with the correct length. But their content is meaningless: noise or nothing.

Comment 3 Dick Gevers 2014-11-26 17:42:53 CET

@lewyssmith@onetel.com:

I suspect this one is OLD. If correct kindly close the BR?

If still present: as you know, pre-5 installers will not be fixed, so in such case please up the fields version & whiteboard (and summary) as appropriate to 5, 5beta1 (or later).

Thanks.

Comment 4 Lewis Smith 2014-11-27 10:10:56 CET

(In reply to Dick Gevers from comment #3)
> I suspect this one is OLD. If correct kindly close the BR?
You are certainly right, this bug could have been closed for Mageia 4. It was probably due to the SiS video on the box being used, that never worked with Mageia.
But, please, how does one close a bug? I see no appropriate 'Status'. Happy to do it.

Comment 5 Dick Gevers 2014-11-27 10:41:17 CET

Thanks!

Simply: status goes to RESOLVED, which causes a new scrollbutton to aapear, from which one chooses the appropriate one :))

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => dvgevers
Resolution: (none) => OLD