Re: Graphics compatability without requiring advanced graphics capabilities

Thanks for the quick response Daniel. For live-config doing the right thing, are you referring specifically to the changes to scripts/config/1150-xserver-xorg since November 2012? T

Given that I need to use the ubuntu kernel (because of UEFI secure boot), and that the corresponding xorg configuration in casper (scripts/casper-bottom/20xconfig) doesn't do anything special with respect to proprietary drivers, which of the following approaches would you recommend?

1- Use ubuntu/casper and modify 20xconfig in casper to use the logic in 1150-xserver-xorg

2- Use ubuntu but use live-initramfs-tools instead of casper. I tried to do this by setting --initramfs live-boot and --mode ubuntu as params to lb config, but ended up getting "run-init: making initramfs contents: Directory not empty" errors everytime on multiple PCs. Is trying to use ubuntu with live-boot (rather than casper) not going to work?

3- Use debian for everything but try to swap out the ubuntu kernel (that is signed) at the end.

Thanks,

Corey

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:24 AM, Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net> wrote:

On 01/29/2013 10:02 PM, Corey Velan wrote:

My question is- which approach am I better off taking?

1. nomodeset and xforcevesa
2. standard free drivers
3. use the ati/nvidia proprietary drivers.
4. Something else?

5. include xorg with all video drivers (xserver-xorg-video-all), plus nvidia and ati drivers. live-config will then to the right thing and either let xorg choose the right driver or in the case of nvidia/ati, use that.

However, in 12.10, nvidia-current and fglrx conflict
so I can't install both drivers into the chroot. Any ideas on a
workaround or this?

in debian they are.

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