MX-18 beta 1 feedback

[kmathern]

I was just checking out MX-18 beta 1 and so far looks great except I found that password box is an inconsistent strange size on MX-18 as it was in MX-17.1 when you right click on the update icon and select check updates opposed to left clicking on it. I wasn't able to do a screen shot on MX-18 but I show you what I mean on MX-17.1 since it's the same inconsistency. Resizing it to match all the password boxes would give MX-18 a spit shine polish. The top picture shows the weird odd size while the bottom picture shows the correct size.

Actually it's supposed look something like what's shown below for that dialog, but there was a coding error (that's been there for awhile) that I just found.


I just made a commit to fix it: https://github.com/MX-Linux/apt-notifie ... 8c814bbfd1

[manyroads]

Hi all. I have run a 2nd test using my VirtualBox install and this time did NOT use UEFI.

The results are stellar thus far. I have reformatted almost everything including installation of the applications base I prefer... For giggles, I have included 2 screenshots.

MX18 beta1 -2.jpg

MX18 beta1 -1.jpg

[Gordon Cooper]

@ Richard. What I seem to have is a handshake problem with sourceforge. The downloads go quite well at about 5-6 minutes for the file until the very end. The progress monitor then says " A few seconds remaining" and the download comes to a grinding halt, then it times out. A failure. This happening on two computers, and just in case it was a bug in my MX-17.1, I stoked up MX15 and tried from there. Same thing happened. Also tried a download from Stevo's archive, same thing again. So the problem is not just with sourceforge. Somehow, the source is not being told that everything has been received. Also my download is marked as a part file and cannot be used.

Will try your suggestion of Ctrl-c etc. and report back.

[freefreeno]

I have these screen shots showing that I am booting in uefi .I can't install because for some reason mx thinks I am in legacy but I am not. This is the same exact thing that has been going on with the MX installer before and why I was not on MX. I decided today to go ahead and install windows and use rufus to create my installer because that is only way I have ever gotten it to work on MX but now this. Funny thing about this is the usb booted while I had secure boot enabled. I had forgot it momentarly and some how it booted anyways.
https://imageshack.com/a/img922/339/Dy9UhV.png
https://imageshack.com/a/img921/7033/JpyX3L.png
https://imageshack.com/a/img921/4756/V8mc5v.png
https://imageshack.com/a/img923/715/g1hNTU.png I would love to figure this out once and for all. I know someone is gonna say disable uefi but the way I see that is if I am having problems then other people will also have problems and some people do not like installing stuff that either starts with a problem or either they dont want to live in the stone ages with legacy boot. I just want to figure out why the installer is not working properly.


I have spent hours trying to figure this out just today not counting other days.

[dolphin_oracle]

Ok, the screenshots don't show any errors. what is the error you are getting?

and yes, the live media will boot with secure boot still on. this is actually a feature of secure boot and how it manages a "secure" boot chain.

[freefreeno]

The screenshots show it all. Right where you see the screen offering boot option. That option shouldnt even be there at all if it has picked up that I am installing in uefi mode. (It is trying to install in mbr legacy mode and I am not in legacy boot. I am in uefi. It is trying to get me to add boot to root. ONLY OPTION FOR BOOT IS ROOT AND THAT IS LEGACY

[Gordon Cooper]

@ Richard. Nope, no joy so will abandon this and go do some real high tech work - in the galley, while I think about the problem

[Stevo]

@ Richard. Nope, no joy so will abandon this and go do some real high tech work - in the galley, while I think about the problem

Did you try the torrent from archive.org?

[dolphin_oracle]

The screenshots show it all. Right where you see the screen offering boot option. That option shouldnt even be there at all if it has picked up that I am installing in uefi mode. (It is trying to install in mbr legacy mode and I am not in legacy boot. I am in uefi. It is trying to get me to add boot to root. ONLY OPTION FOR BOOT IS ROOT AND THAT IS LEGACY

no its not. that's the /boot partition, which can be a separate partition (this was a requested feature) and is also useful for encrypted boots the way we have it set up.

this would replace the /boot directory in the root partition the same way the /home partition replaces the /home directory in the root partition. /boot holds all the files for grub and the linux initrd components that don't go into either the mbr or the esps

looking at your system, you should see ESP as an option for grub installation at the grub install phase.

[freefreeno]

That entire screen is different if it correctly picks up uefi or it was just a few day ago. If the installer hasn't changed then that is the legacy boot installer screen. I dont need legacy boot installer screen. I am booted in uefi so legacy installer shouldnt even be there. The installer changes a little betweeen the two modes if I am not mistaken . The 4th box on the choose the partitions screen will not be there if installing in uefi mode. Or like I said it wasnt the two or three times I have ever manged to get it installed. The only installer I have ever gotten to work in the stock mx 17 iso without the updates. The mx 17 iso with updates will not work so something changed and now I cant install apparently in uefi and I don't go for that give up and install how it forces me to stuff.