Bug#207481: xserver-xfree86: proposed debconf overhaul

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>]

On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 03:49:12PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> Moin Christoph!
> Christoph Hellwig schrieb am Wednesday, den 27. August 2003:
> 
> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 01:08:02PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > > Package: xserver-xfree86
> > > Severity: wishlist
> > > 
> > > Okay, here is what I would change in xserver-xfree86.config.
> > > 
> > >  - xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev:
> > >    check for existance of /proc/fb before asking the question about
> > >    framebuffer support. 
> > 
> > remember that procfs is optional...
> 
> check. for. existance. I think this covers the case of missing /proc.

well, if procfs is not mounted you don't ask the question, sounds like a
bug, no?

> > >    - If it does not exist, do not ask the question and set use_fbdev to
> > >      false. 
> > >    - If it does exist, read it, and if 
> > >      - the contents matches "nvidia", do
> > >        not ask the question and set use_fbdev to false.
> > 
> > should a Debian package really special-case buggy non-free software?
> 
> So? The framebuffer driver in the kernel is non-free? Please look where
> "nvidia" is read from.

Well, I assumed you want to work around a bug in the nvidia binary only
driver as the opensource nv driver can deal with framebuffers.  But I
might have missed something obvious - why don't you want to use the
framebuffer for nvidia cards?  (and the framebuffer driver is called
rivafb, just btw..)