Bug#434388: Chroot mode

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

Enrico Tassi wrote:
> Package: xresprobe
> Version: 0.4.23debian1
> Severity: wishlist
>
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> I'd like xresprobe not to be called when xserver-xorg is installed and
> configured on a chroot. This happens for example when you build a live
> CD with the live-helper utiliby, that essentially debootstraps a chroot
> in which all the live CD related software is installed. As you may
> imagine, X is configured during boot time and the xresprobe run at
> install time is annoying, since the host screen flickers and in my
> particular case (i945 video card) there is an high probability that X
> crashes because of this probing.
>
> I'd like the utility to support a 'chroot mode', maybe looking at an
> evironment variable or a special file somewhere, and not run if the
> chroot mode is detected.
>
> Cheers
>   

FYI, we expect to just drop xresprobe and let the server autoconfigure
itself. But we need all drivers to support this first (i.e. randr-1.2),
and it might take time.

Brice