Re: Installer issues

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 04:22:18PM -0400, der Mouse wrote:
> First problem: the installer kernel uses FONT_GALLANT12x22, which on
> the Tadpole's 800x600 screen leads to a display siginificantly smaller
> than 80x24.  This breaks the installer's screen layouts rather badly,
> though, with an awareness of the issue, it's still possible to mostly
> use it.

We should use a smaller font - Michael, can you take care of that?

> The installer tells me that a and e overlap.  Well, duh - but the
> problem is, it doesn't have an option for "yes, I know, shut up and
> just bloody do what I told you to"; the only options are to go back and
> re-edit the partition table or abort the whole install.  Especially in
> this case, where I turned off everything for a and e (among others) -
> no newfs, no mount, no mount point, no nothing.

I'll fix this.

> I can generate PRs for whatever subset of this it's thought worth doing
> for....

Yes, both please.

Martin