[20:39] <TJ-> where would bugs about the mini.iso instigated installer be reported against? Issue is that even when installing the most basic option something adds "vt.handof=7 to the boot options so when booting the installed system there's no log-in unless the user knows (how) to switch tty
[20:58] <tsimonq2> TJ-: debian-installer I think.
[20:59] <TJ-> tsimonq2: I'll poke around in the code... it's via GRUB's /etc/grub.d/10_linux - seems like it's doing the 'desktop' think not the 'server' by default
[20:59] <tsimonq2> TJ-: OK
[21:00] <TJ-> which comes from the setting in /etc/default/grub ... could be that's been set as the default shipped file. I best check
[21:09] <TJ-> I suspect this is one that cjwatson will know how to solve in 2 seconds flat!
[21:11] <TJ-> Bug #1697968
[21:33] <cjwatson> Not been my bailiwick for a while, I'm afraid
[21:34] <cjwatson> (There isn't a lot of code, but there are a lot of constraints and they fell out of my head some time ago)
[21:35] <TJ-> cjwatson: I thought you were the d-i guru :)
[21:37] <TJ-> seems to me the sane way to do it would be to have grub not add 'splash', have it added by a core GUI package/service that's installed for all GUIs
[21:44] <cjwatson> TJ-: Not so much since https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/moving-on-but-not-too-far.html
[21:44] <TJ-> cjwatson: oh yeah, I recall reading that originally! ha! Your reputation is too persistent
[21:46] <TJ-> you'll have to send me a 'right to be forgotten' demand :)