[opensuse-factory] Fwd: Re: [opensuse-testing] A modest proposal: Make nomodeset the default for distributions
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [opensuse-testing] A modest proposal: Make nomodeset the default for distributions Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:17:57 +0200 From: Per Jessen <per@computer.org> Organization: Per Jessens personal news-server To: opensuse-testing@opensuse.org Larry Finger wrote:
Although the KMS video drivers have improved a lot, there are still a lot of nVidia adapters for which nouveau fails to provide any useful graphics screens. For new users, the failure to boot to a meaningful display is frustrating. The problem used to affect only persons that had implemented the proprietary closed-source drivers, and their graphics failed when the kernel changed. They could be warned in advance because a lot of them came to the forums for help in getting the propriety driver installed. With KMS, people are having trouble with their initial look at an openSUSE version. I expect many decide that openSUSE is flawed and move on to other distros.
I propose two fixes/workarounds:
(1) Make the GRUB option "nomodeset" be the default for all installation media.
+1 /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-testing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-testing+help@opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 09/13/2011 11:04 AM, Larry Finger wrote:
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [opensuse-testing] A modest proposal: Make nomodeset the default for distributions Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:17:57 +0200 From: Per Jessen <per@computer.org> Organization: Per Jessens personal news-server To: opensuse-testing@opensuse.org
Larry Finger wrote:
Although the KMS video drivers have improved a lot, there are still a lot of nVidia adapters for which nouveau fails to provide any useful graphics screens. For new users, the failure to boot to a meaningful display is frustrating. The problem used to affect only persons that had implemented the proprietary closed-source drivers, and their graphics failed when the kernel changed. They could be warned in advance because a lot of them came to the forums for help in getting the propriety driver installed. With KMS, people are having trouble with their initial look at an openSUSE version. I expect many decide that openSUSE is flawed and move on to other distros.
I propose two fixes/workarounds:
(1) Make the GRUB option "nomodeset" be the default for all installation media.
+1
/Per Jessen, Zürich
Is this a temporary workaround. What about the final release of 12.1? -- Cheers! Roman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 09/13/2011 10:29 AM, Roman Bysh wrote:
Is this a temporary workaround. What about the final release of 12.1?
I think this will be more important for 12.1 GM than for the Beta and RCX releases. Perhaps for 12.2, the kernel (3.3 or 3.4) and/or Xorg at that time will not need this "fix". -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 09/13/2011 12:49 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
On 09/13/2011 10:29 AM, Roman Bysh wrote:
Is this a temporary workaround. What about the final release of 12.1?
I think this will be more important for 12.1 GM than for the Beta and RCX releases. Perhaps for 12.2, the kernel (3.3 or 3.4) and/or Xorg at that time will not need this "fix".
I can see this being resolved in time for 12.2 Milestone testing ;-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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