Kevin Fenzi wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:01:25 +0100
Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kevin Fenzi wrote:
2. Can one substitute a more basic driver for the one chosen
during the installation?
Yes. Install with 'xdriver=vesa' to use the vesa driver.
This didn't seem to work for me, with
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i686.PAE ro root=/dev/sda7
xdriver=vesa in grub.conf .
(I was able to use the vesa driver by editing /etc/xorg.conf .)
Was this a live media?
There was a bug preventing xdriver= from working on live media. ;(
Has a new set of Live-CDs been considered? Almost any bug would be minor and
could be fixed post-install, *except* bugs which which prevent install, and on
Live media prevent being used "live" at all. Interestingly I have had some
success using vga= instead, not sure why. Back during 2.5 development I used
video=vesafb:1024x768 on several machines, I no longer remember why that was the
working was to go. Since the machine was a P-II long since sold by the pound,
I'm not really curious, either.
Anyway, I wonder if this bug is big enough to justify a new Live release, since
it will prevent a lot of people from using the media at all. I usually carry one
of these around when I visit places where laptops are sold, just to test
compatibility.
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the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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