On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:31:10 +0200, Kees wrote in message <CADj6Q_BMpDUX94_=oxkmbcq+eghwlo3thyektc_f-hqs80q...@mail.gmail.com>:
> Hello, > > When I installed Devuan first time on my (recently new) hardware, I > was initially left with some vague information provided by 'lspci'. > That hindered me by searching/selecting the right > drivers and X configuration. I discovered the 'update_pciids' utility > in /usr/sbin. > After running that everything got more clear for me. > > "RUN the 'update_pciids' utility as part of the installation process > on the target!" ...but not automatically: "update-pciids --help" should not do this: root@d44:/var/cache/apt/archives# update-pciids --help Downloaded daily snapshot dated 2017-08-10 03:15:02 root@d44:/var/cache/apt/archives# ...it should offer an helpful message like: "See helpful manual in output of the commandline command 'man update-pciids'.", to put it the teaspoony way. ..in the installation process, I'd _suggest_ running update-pciids e.g. "if known hardware has not seen yet by " e.g. lspci, automation may open attack vectors we might wanna keep closed. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
