Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (626 mails)

[Sid Boyce <sboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martin Schlander wrote:

> I'm mostly worried about graphics card/monitor settings - which was also a
> concern on the blog. I don't think you have to be an expert to know for
> example the best resolution or aspect ratio for your monitor.
>
> On the other hand the option to test the configuration was already removed on
> 10.3...
>
> If you're shown the hardware configuration screen at least you know which
> chipset _SUSE thinks_ you're using.
>
> Another benefit of the hardware configuration step is that you can blame the
> user for clicking next too fast when things go wrong. With the new layout
> only openSUSE is to blame for any problems, since it has assumed total
> control without letting the user know anything or have any say in what goes
> on.
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Those settings have only came to my notice of late on 4 11.0 boxen. You 
end up with the vesafb driver and 800x600 resolution. This never used to 
happen, some regression must have taken place. It's beyond a newbie to 
remedy this and it is just one step up from when we had to configure 
settings using a ruler and a calculator, long before SuSE was even a 
beam in the eye of its creators.
Regards
Sid.
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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot
Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support 
Specialist, Cricket Coach
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