Debian Bug report logs - #274436
i386 serial console installation report

Package: grub-installer; Maintainer for grub-installer is Debian Install System Team <[email protected]>;

Reported by: [email protected] (Geert Stappers)

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 20:33:05 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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Geert Stappers wrote:
> > So basically, there _is_ no default with the configuration you set up.
> 
> I have the feeling that we are talking about different things.
> 
> With "it doesn't shown the default in the menus, neither selections."
> I mean base-config, with newt frontend on a serial console,
> doesn't show what will happen when 'enter' is pressed.

There is no default. If you press enter it will redisplay the prompt.

> Clearification:
>  Partman leaves the cursor at the no, pressing 'tab' puts cursor at the yes
> 
>  "system clock GMT" yes no        but no cursor nor other mark,
>  pressing 'tab' redraws the screen, but no "you choose this sign"

Sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about? Partman? Clock
settings? Apparently whiptail? Does not match rest of report.

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