Anton Aylward composed on 2014-10-27 22:35 (UTC-0400):
I just swapped my old disk into a new desktop, as I mentioned in a recent post, and I knew ahead of time that X would not work at boot because of a different video chip on the mobo. So I wanted to boot without X11 coming up, get a terminal, log in as root, edit the xorg files and try starting X11 manually.
Not everyone should have to edit X configuration on a disk or motherboard swap. FOSS drivers *usually* work via automagic as long as proprietary driver utilities haven't been applied. That said, I usually have manually configured X, and do such editing as a matter of course, because I do so much cloning and cross-driver testing. Cloning is not much trouble as long as proper response to cloned UUIDs and volume labels and differing device IDs is anticipated and performed, plus Grub reinstallation as necessary. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org