[opensuse-factory] screen blanks while installation still proceeding
I've searched for this, and found nothing open, but plenty old bugs fixed or wontfixed. From reading https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116322 it seems maybe there might be some optional installation parameter to prevent what seems to be some sort of screen "saving" mechanism that cuts in after 20 or so minutes with no keyboard or mouse activity. Anyone know? It seems really odd and annoying that installation must be attended by periodic keyboard or mouse activity just to make sure something is still happening. -- ". . . . in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you . . . ." Matthew 7:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Dňa Wednesday 21 May 2008 06:50:47 Felix Miata ste napísal:
I've searched for this, and found nothing open, but plenty old bugs fixed or wontfixed. From reading https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116322 it seems maybe there might be some optional installation parameter to prevent what seems to be some sort of screen "saving" mechanism that cuts in after 20 or so minutes with no keyboard or mouse activity. Anyone know? It seems really odd and annoying that installation must be attended by periodic keyboard or mouse activity just to make sure something is still happening.
Why? You can ignore the blank screen. After new kernel start, the screen will show up again anyway. Stano --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 21 May 2008, Stanislav Visnovsky wrote:
Dňa Wednesday 21 May 2008 06:50:47 Felix Miata ste napísal:
I've searched for this, and found nothing open, but plenty old bugs fixed or wontfixed. From reading https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116322 it seems maybe there might be some optional installation parameter to prevent what seems to be some sort of screen "saving" mechanism that cuts in after 20 or so minutes with no keyboard or mouse activity. Anyone know? It seems really odd and annoying that installation must be attended by periodic keyboard or mouse activity just to make sure something is still happening.
Why? You can ignore the blank screen. After new kernel start, the screen will show up again anyway.
The screen won't show up, if the installation has an error. Or am I wrong here? -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen, Andreas Vetter Fakultaet fuer Physik und Astronomie Universitaet Wuerzburg
On 2008/05/21 12:51 (GMT+0200) Andreas Vetter apparently typed:
On 2008/05/21 11:10 (GMT+0200) Stanislav Visnovsky apparently typed:
On 2008/05/21 00:50 (GMT-0400) Felix Miata did type:
I've searched for this, and found nothing open, but plenty old bugs fixed or wontfixed. From reading https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116322 it seems maybe there might be some optional installation parameter to prevent what seems to be some sort of screen "saving" mechanism that cuts in after 20 or so minutes with no keyboard or mouse activity. Anyone know? It seems really odd and annoying that installation must be attended by periodic keyboard or mouse activity just to make sure something is still happening.
Why? You can ignore the blank screen. After new kernel start, the screen will show up again anyway.
Maybe, maybe not. I'd much rather be able to tell the progress state without getting up off the couch and traveling across the room to grab a shift key or mouse. More importantly, I want to know when it is almost done, so I can get up off the couch and go back to the station to intercept the reboot process and turn the puter off before going to bed.
The screen won't show up, if the installation has an error. Or am I wrong here?
I had no installation errors on the last three installs I remember, but IIRC you are correct. Installation will halt pending a user response. I shouldn't be required to stay at station to do nothing but move a mouse every 20 minutes to make sure this did not happen. That's a good definition of user unfriendliness. -- ". . . . in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you . . . ." Matthew 7:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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