Re: [Tails-testers] Call for testing: upgrading Mesa for imp…

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Author: intrigeri
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To: Tails list for early testers
Subject: Re: [Tails-testers] Call for testing: upgrading Mesa for improved graphics support
emmapeel wrote (18 May 2016 11:01:02 GMT) :
> OK, with a little help of my friends yesterday I tested the ISO
> image


Thanks!

> Toshiba Satellite l50-c-21l
> ---------------------------


> (sorry didn't got to gather any debug info, like the graphic card)


According to the Internet, it has a nVidia GT 930M.

> When running Tails 2.3, the screen resolution is wrong, images super
> big, and can only start in failsafe mode.


> With the new ISO, the same problem (resolution bloated so you only see a
> part of the screen) occurs without using failsafe mode.


I'm not sure I got it right, so let's try to sum up:

* 2.3
- normal boot: does not start
- failsafe: wrong screen resolution

* with Mesa backports
- normal boot: wrong screen resolution
- failsafe: ???

Is this correct?

Cheers,
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intrigeri