Re: Xfree configuration hangs when installing from scratch.
>>>>> "Randolph" == Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org> writes:
>> the dialog boxes tells me that i don't have a /proc/pci (which is normal since
>> i don't have a pci bus on my hardware, and am using an fbdev X server anyway.)
Randolph> [...]
>> Anyway, since at least two arches that debian will support with potato use the
>> fbdev X server, and maybe other could use it too, would it not be nice to
>> check for a present /proc/fb#, when no /proc/pci is there (or even check for
>> both and ask the user which he will use) ?
Randolph> This is xviddetect's fault. dhd has offered to send me some code to do
Randolph> basically what you suggested. i hope to have some time to look at this soon
Randolph> myself as well. how do you detect if fbdev is actually enabled in the kernel?
What about just grepping for it's symbols in the system.map file?
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