retitle 251808 xserver-xfree86: [debconf] wrongly rejects SBUS BusID strings thanks On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 10:24:33PM -0400, David A. Riggs wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 > Severity: normal > > I encountered this problem while configuring xfree86 on a Sun > SparcStation 5 with an SBUS Sun TCX S24 framebuffer card installed. I > created an initial config file using 'xf86cfg', but wanted to manage > the config using dexconf. The critical piece of information that > 'xf86cfg' provided to get X working on this machine was the bus ID of > this card. > > When I ran 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86', I eventually came to > the screen prompting for a bus ID. It appears to accept only PCI and > AGP bus ID strings, but refused to accept my "SBUS:/..." string, > saying it was invalid. Manually adding this BusID to the config file > allows me to start X, but debconf refuses to accept this value. > > Below is the relevant section from the configuration that 'xf86cfg' > provided. Sorry for not attaching more detail to this report, the > machine is no longer on-site, but I can gather more info (if needed) > with a phone call. The important piece of info here is the BusID. > > BusID "SBUS:/iommu@0,10000000/sbus@0,10001000/SUNW,tcx@2,800000" Acknowledged. I agree that this needs to be fixed. It turns out I need to permit people to enter simple integers as well, for legacy buses. Thanks for your report. -- G. Branden Robinson | There is resilient security in Debian GNU/Linux | openness, and brittle security in branden@debian.org | secrecy. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Bruce Schneier
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