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Re: [directfb-dev] Re: Bug#341597: [ppc, d-i-gtk] installation report on b&w G3



On Sat, Dec 03, 2005 at 02:34:14PM +0100, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote:
> Sven Luther wrote:
> >On Sat, Dec 03, 2005 at 12:50:19AM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote:
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 10:18:40AM +0100, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote:
> >>
> >>>If the bug is fixed when hw-acceleration is disabled i think a good idea 
> >>>would be making the libdirectfb or the gtk-rootskel udeb containing anto 
> >>>/etc/directfbrc configuration file that contains
> >>>
> >>>#prevents DFB from using hardware acceleration
> >>>no-hardware
> >>>#lets user dumping screen by pressing "Stamp" key
> >>>screenshot-dir=/
> >
> >
> >Mmm, Attilio, i don't think this file should be hardcoded like that, but
> >better provided by rootskel-gtk, or generated from rootskel-gtk at early
> >runtime, as we may wish to make it configurable from /proc/cmdline, and do
> >some more advanced matching depending on graphic card used or 
> >architecture, as
> >i proposed yesterday.
> >
> >
> 
> yes, now i'm convinced too that the right place for the "/etc/dirctfbrc" 
> file is not the libdirectfb-lib; maybe the gtk-rootskel is a better 
> choice for a "static" configuration file.
> I know that installation logs can be retrived via an http server at the 
> end of the installation, so maybe we should tell DFB to place the screen 
> dumps where they can be accessed by the web server (that may need some 
> modifications to be able to serve dumps), could this be a good idea?

Yes, definitively. i think it takes all from /var/log or something such, not
sure. 

> If we could access screendump files via HTTP server, would still be 
> useful a d-i boot option that tells DFB where the screendumps shall be 
> placed?

Don't think so, but hey.

> Anyway i think giving the user the ability to take dumps of the screen 
> could be very useful for bugreporting, what do you think?

Yes. mayeb we could have some special key (maybe even the "prt scr" one :)
when pushed at any time, do such a screenshot :), and maybe add some info
about the context of the screenshots in a separate file ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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