https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=394316
User suse-beta@cboltz.de added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=394316#c5
Christian Boltz
And what's the use of this error message? When xorg.conf.install is gone, it cannot be restored without reinstalling the system.
The use of this error message is: A more experienced user sees _why_ X doesn't start. (Newbies are irrelevant here IMHO - they won't delete xorg.conf.install ;-) I know that xorg.conf.install can't be restored automatically (and don't even expect it) - but giving the user a hint why something fails is always a good thing.
So this error message would only confuse the customer. The graphical failsafe mode is new since openSUSE 11.0, so most people expect text mode anyway.
I think the current behaviour (fail silently) causes more confusion ;-) Agreed, most people expect text mode. But they also expect that "rcxdm start" starts X... Now compare the two possibilities on "rcxdm start": a) current behaviour: "unused - hmm, what's wrong?! X always worked, even with failsave boot parameters. Does X.org require ACPI now??? Or ...???" b) with the proposed error message: "Ah, they even made failsave mode using a failsave X config. Nice. I'll move xorg.conf.install back to its original location." (Or: "Silly me, I deleted xorg.conf.install :-(" - but you won't get a bugreport on the issue.) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.