On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:04:53PM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote: > > Uh, so it sounds like you're telling me that /proc/fb is essentially > > useless for autoconfiguring the X server. > > > > 1) /proc/fb reporting something doesn't mean you can just switch on > > "UseFBDev", because that won't work with "generic [kernel] drivers" > > I do think parsing /proc/fb to determine this is feasible, we just need > to gather enough data. Well, why don't you get me started with some, and we can add more as time goes by? > > 2) people using "generic [kernel] drivers" could use any X server video > > driver, potentially, so their case works the same as people who > > aren't using a kernel framebuffer driver at all > > Sure, the same is even true for people using a non-generic framebuffer > device. > > > This is extremely disappointing. It makes successful X server > > autoconfiguration essentially a crap shoot. > > Things like the PCI ID are certainly better suited for > autoconfiguration. xserver-xfree86.config already uses Discover for this purpose, but what video card(s) you have in your box is orthogonal to whether you're using a kernel framebuffer driver, or one that is particular to your video chipset. -- G. Branden Robinson | I must despise the world which does Debian GNU/Linux | not know that music is a higher branden@debian.org | revelation than all wisdom and http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | philosophy. -- Ludwig van Beethoven
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