On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:59:42 +0530, Basil Chupin <blchupin@iinet.net.au> wrote:
Which is totally INCONCEIVABLY STUPID!
that's the beauty of free & open software: if you feel like doing something stupid, you are free to do so! (and we are free to use it or not, of course.) really can't remember most of the arguments, but i think including "nomodeset" by default would deprive some folks of advanced kernel features, like auto-detecting their video hardware and loading the appropriate drivers. (there's more than nvidia or ATI around.)
I suppose that the blurb to type "nomodeset" is mentioned somewhere AFTER you try and boot either the LIVE CD or the DVD - or as mentioned in the 'prerelease notes and known bugs' as in the blurb with respect of Milestone 3 release. But, for chrissake, who reads that crap when you read about a new version of openSUSE being released and you go and download the installation media and then "fire it up"?
of course it's mentioned in a million places. i follow a bunch of openSUSE mailing lists & forums, and usually know about these things before they happen to me. it also saves me brain damage from watching TV or too many movies, since i find the openSUSE community more entertaining than most of that.
Sheer, bloody-minded STUPIDITY on somebody's part!
those 'somebodies' probably say the same about us, with equal justification.
got to scratch it into your long term memory somehow. IIRC you are, like i am, getting on with your years, so short term isn't that reliable anymore
Oy, speak for yourself! I am only 39 years old - and have been for quite some time! (My uncle was 82 when he decided that he should raise his age to 40 .)
LOL! with me that has changed after a couple of serious diseases incl. one major surgery. for a long time my age was stuck at 25, just didn't seem to be able to 'grow up.' now, according to my passport, i'm 55 years old, but feeling like 110. life is strange... -- phani. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org