Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (673 mails)

[Andreas <linuxdreas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am Samstag, 20. September 2008 13:25:42 schrieb Alexey Eremenko:
> Hi All !
>
> I believe everyonw has read that:
> http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2008091902235NWSW
>
> In short:
> Today openSUSE's X server crashes if the video card gets upgraded.
> After reboot X doesn't start = reformat and reinstall <- That's what
> all new users will do.
>
> Do we want this reaction? Obviously not.
>
> BulletProof is a technology that can detect changed video card, and
> use VESA driver instead automatically, without the need for using
> command-line.
>
> I would like to see this technology adapted for openSUSE.
>
> What do you think of it ?

I ran into this exact problem a while back when I started with Linux (SuSE 
9.2, I believe), and I did exactly what you said: reformatting & 
reinstalling, getting quite a bit upset. Why did I not just search the 
support formus for a solution? Well, I did not have any dealings with the 
command line in Linux before, and I did not have another PC available to 
search the 'Net.

In my opinion, all that's needed is a hint about what to do. A simple text, 
displayed if X does not start or crashes right away.
Something like: "Could not start the graphical environment. Please log in as 
root and run 'sax2' from the commandline to detect changed hardware or 
drivers."

-- 
Gruß
Andreas
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