Bug#237046: xserver-xfree86: config script takes very long time
I Think the idea is to probe for serial mice, best make this a low
priority debconf. Yes, defaulting to no serial mice.
--- MINAMI Hirokazu <minami@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp> wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.3.0-5
> Severity: wishlist
>
> The preinst script of xserver-xfree86 package seemes to need
> very long time to detect video cards.
>
> The preinst is blocked by waiting
> discover --format="%V %M\t%S\t%D\n" video
> which takes more than 300 seconds on my system.
>
> However, if I skip serial port -- i.e. do
> discover --disable=serial --format="%V %M\t%S\t%D\n" video
> , the result returns immediately.
>
> Since there should be no video card on a serial port,
> would you exclude such slow buses from scanning "video"?
>
> --- debian/config.old 2004-03-09 22:04:18.000000000 +0900
> +++ debian/config 2004-03-09 22:06:13.000000000 +0900
> @@ -659 +659 @@
> - DISCOVERED_VIDEO=$(discover --format="%V %M\t%S\t%D\n" video)
> + DISCOVERED_VIDEO=$(discover --disable=serial,parallel --format="%V
> %M\t%S\t%D\n" video)
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.3
>
> Versions of packages:
> ii kernel-image-2.6.3 20030302(private pkg)
> ii discover 1.5-2
> ii discover-data 1.2004.02.08-2
>
>
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