Re: m68k boot-floppies
Michael Schmitz <schmitz@opal.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de> writes:
> > Question:
> > base-contents.txt lists this:
> > ii xviddetect 0.2-10 XFree86 installation helper
> > Description: XFree86 installation helper
> > A simple script that will detect which X server to install, by
> > running a non-invasive PCI scan of your system and matching against a
> > database of known cards
>
> ROTFLAK. I just hope this script reduces to $ echo "You need XF68_FBDev"
> on m68k.
I can only hope someone has tested it.
> > Does this make any sense on m68k? We will allways install fbdev. Why is it
> > in the base system at all?
> For the graphical, X-based installer perhaps?
No.
> But seriously, running such a thing before starting to download X
> package is a brilliant idea. Just Not For M68k (tm). If you want to
> hear my opinion on XFree and PCI probing, ask me. That's a long
> story.
You probably have never it. It contains 'anXious', which not only
picks the X server, but graps the right font packages, asks what
window managers to install, etc.
Even if there is one and only one X server on an arch, this is still
useful.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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