Bug#561699: Bug#562490: xserver-xorg-core: Xorg -configure produces non-working config
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 08:59:48 +0000, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> Now that I see the default, my problem is surely related to the
> builtin config using the vesa driver and -configure proposing the
> radeonhd driver. While the latter is appropriate for my hardware, it
> is hardly a bug that changing driver changes behavior.
>
It may still be a bug if the radeonhd driver gets chosen but doesn't
work. Does X start when using the 'radeon' driver?
> > > ps: I previously filed this as bug#561699 under package
> > > xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd. In the absence of response after a
> > > week, and with some doubt which package is really responsible for
> > > the problem, I file this again here.
> > >
> > Please don't do that. We get lots of bugs, and can't get to all of
> > them in a week.
>
> Sorry. The delay was based on another bug I'd read where the Debian
> responder chastised the person for filing a repeat within a day or two
> and suggested a week as an appropriate delay. Can you point to a
> guideline so that I can avoid different breaches of protocol in the
> future?
>
Sending a reminder to the original bug after a week seems reasonable.
It's not necessary to open a new one.
Cheers,
Julien
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