tags 443397 +wontfix thank you
Will Murnane wrote: > When xorg-xserver runs its post-install script > (/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.postinst) it uses automatic > configuration for some items, even if it has a better source of > information (namely xdebconfigurator) available. In the output from > the script, I see: > xserver-xorg postinst note: available driver list set to "apm, ark, ati, > chips, cirrus, cyrix, fbdev, glint, i128, i740, i810, imstt, intel, mga, > neomagic, newport, nsc, nv, rendition, s3, s3virge, savage, siliconmotion, > sis, sisusb, tdfx, tga, trident, tseng, vesa, vga, via, vmware, voodoo " > xserver-xorg postinst note: could not autodetect X server driver: no video > card detected, or no driver known for it > xserver-xorg postinst note: auto_answer() "db_input high > xserver-xorg/config/device/driver" with default "vesa" > xserver-xorg postinst note: auto_answer: auto-answering with "vesa" > > However, when I run xdebconfigurator, it correctly reports: > ... > VIDEO DRIVER: i810 > ... > Running 'dexconfig' at that point generates an xorg.conf file that > properly uses my video card drivers. I'm running debian-live, if that > makes a difference. > > The reason I notice this is the 'vesa' drivers give me a 640x480x8 > display, and the steps to properly configure the card are very > straightforward. Perhaps this bug should be filed against the live-* > package, but all they do to reconfigure the X server is > "dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive --no-reload xorg-xserver". To my > way of thinking, that should take care of the details of deciding if > xdebconfigurator is installed or not and using it if it is, and the > script it runs is part of xserver-xorg. > All this won't matter anymore soon since the drivers are exporting a way to let the server know which card they support. So we won't need to hardcode a driver in xorg.conf anymore, the server will be able to choose the right one at startup. Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
