Re: xorg reconfigure problem after upgrade
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On 07/10/08 08:07, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
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>> On 07/09/08 14:21, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> On 07/09/08 10:19, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
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>>>>>> Hmm -- that seems problematic. Driver misconfigurations have left my
>>>>>> system in an unbootable state before; I'd hate to have to jump
>>>>>> through
>>>>>> hoops to downgrade to working drivers -- I'd think it should at
>>>>>> least ask
>>>>>> before auto-configuring everything.
>>>> This is why I refuse to enable fb, DRI & [xgk]dm. The nvidia kernel
>>>> module isn't loaded until you run startx.
>>>>
>>>> So, no matter how hosed X gets, the machine is functional and you
>>>> can log into the console, reading email with Mutt and surf the web
>>>> with links2.
>>>>
>>>> This is why I am distressed about kernel modeline settings.
>>>>
>>> What?
>>
>> Be a bit more specific.
>>
>
> What do you mean by kernel modeline settings?
Sorry, it's mode setting, not modeline setting.
http://kerneltrap.org/node/8242
http://keithp.com/blogs/kernel-mode-drivers/
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New
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