On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 01:40:09AM -0500, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 03:48:38PM -0500, Daniel Burrows wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 06:51:02PM +0100, Michel D?nzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > was heard to say: > > > Even with dpkg-reconfigure -plow ? > > > > I would hope so, since low is my default priority. Anyway, I just > > checked, and it skips that question even if I explicitly specify "low". > [...] > > My, that's messed up..anyway, maybe I should have used the example > > where I tested [ -n $(cat /proc/fb) ] and it failed. How's this? > > torrent:~> cat /proc/fb > > torrent:~> od /proc/fb > > 0000000 > > torrent:~> cat /proc/fb | wc -c > > 0 > > Well, let's have a look at the code, shall we? Shell scripts are not > rocket science. > > # use fbcon kernel functions? > if [ -e /proc/fb ]; then > if [ -n "$(cat /proc/fb)" ]; then > auto_answer db_input high xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev "true" > fi > else > db_get xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev || debug_report_status > "db_get xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev" "$?" > if [ "$RET" = "true" ]; then > debug_echo "xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev is \"true\" but > /proc/fb does not exist; setting template to \"false\"" > db_set xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev false > fi > fi > > Before you jump all over that "auto_answer" thing, hold your horses:
[snip] It doesn't matter -- what I was trying to say (not very clearly) earlier is that /proc/fb exists but is empty; thus, all the questions above are skipped. "auto_answer" never runs. I think I may have set the option at some point in the past, and now the script won't let me change it. *pokes around* aha. If I manually load the framebuffer driver, then (after I get control over my console -- seems loading the driver while X is running is not such a hot idea) X works with "usefbdev", and the config script gives me the option to disable use of the framebuffer. Oh, and /proc/fb contains actual data. Is there a good reason to leave the setting alone if /proc/fb is empty? AIUI this corresponds to "no available framebuffer devices", and so silently preserving a pre-existing "true" value doesn't make sense. (at the least, asking seems like a good idea) Daniel -- /-------------------- Daniel Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------\ | "I've struggled with reality for thirty-five years, | | but I'm glad to say that I finally won." | | -- _Harvey_ | \------- (if (not (understand-this)) (go-to http://www.schemers.org)) --------/
