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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org