Re: BUG: SVGATextMode or GPM
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From: Igor Grobman +ADw-igor+AEA-digicron.com+AD4-
To: Adam Heath +ADw-adam.heath+AEA-usa.net+AD4-
Cc: Debian Development +ADw-debian-devel+AEA-lists.debian.org+AD4-
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 1997 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: BUG: SVGATextMode or GPM
+AD4APg- I am running lastest hamm, and when I upgraded to the new svgatextmode, it asked to remove the /etc/rc.boot files, and install new ones. I did so, but when I rebooted, it executed after gpm. When I boot, the kernel uses 80x25, and when svgatextmode runs, it changes it to 180x80. However, the mouse is locked in the upper left-hand corner. Running +ACI-/etc/init.d/gpm restart+ACI- fixes it, but svgatextmode should be run earlier in the sequence.
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+AD4-This is not a bug, this is a FAQ :-). Default TextConfig now includes (and
+AD4-has been since 1.6-2, I think) the following line:
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+AD4-ResetProg +ACI-/usr/sbin/STM+AF8-reset+ACI-
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+AD4-STM+AF8-reset is a script that sends a WINCH signal to gpm notifying it of the
+AD4-screen resize. Since TextConfig is a conffile, and yours has probably been
+AD4-modified, the change never got through to you. This will be mentioned in
+AD4-README.debian of the next version of stm.
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When it installed, I told it to overwrite the old file. I still consider it a bug, because the operation of the computer changes, and I have to manually run /etc/init.d/gpm restart. It would be nice to have a default STM+AF8-reset, that checks if /etc/init.d/gpm exists, and if so, restart it.
Or better yet, make a directory that packages can install files into, and have STM+AF8-reset call them. IE /etc/stm.d.
Any time the default way of do things is changed, the user should be notified. This doesn't warrant a pause, but at least a message would have been nice. I had been running 1.3.1, with libc6 installed for a while, and did the hamm upgrade(50+-megs). I was expecting to have lots of messages about config files, so it wouldn't have been a pain to wait for another message.
BTW, the is default resetprog is +ACI-/etc/STM+AF8-reset+ACI-, and it should not be there. It should be in some bin dir.
My old TextConfig had it also.
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