** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg I understand the point of X trying to configure the video driver automatically, but in case that it is done erroneously, the option to run dpkg-reconfigure (to interactively set the video driver) has been taken away. X being able to auto configure is a good goal, but they should leave the old tools until it has been thoroughly tested. Here we are that I need to know which video driver is in use. Before I could just open xorg.conf (not the best indication of the driver in use, but nevertheless easy) to find the video driver name. In hardy all you see is "Configured Device" When I run dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg to get the user- interactive method to configure X, it skips over all the video questions. So if X makes the wrong choice in driver/configuration, the user has to change the xorg.conf file manually which is not good (prone to errors). What I would like to know is if any of you have a command that will tell you what video driver(s) is in use. I have tried looking in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but it only gives a hint of what the driver is, well it's not very efficient (or scale-able), although it may be more reliable than looking at an old xorg.conf file. + Do you think users should be forced to report bugs? From a historical + perspective, how long has it taken in the past for an xorg bug fix to be + released. A day, a month? I can tell you that no user is going to want + to submit a bug report and wait a month for a response so that they can + get Ubuntu up and running. This feature was crucial as a last resort, + now the last resort is gone. + The issue: There is no user interactive menu method to configure xorg.conf AFAIK There is no way to poll the computer for the name of the video driver in use? The xorg.conf file is configured at startup, there is no config file and xorg.conf only shows "Configured Video Device" to read more on this issue please look at the following threads: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=735118 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4593208
** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg I understand the point of X trying to configure the video driver automatically, but in case that it is done erroneously, the option to run dpkg-reconfigure (to interactively set the video driver) has been taken away. X being able to auto configure is a good goal, but they should leave the old tools until it has been thoroughly tested. Here we are that I need to know which video driver is in use. Before I could just open xorg.conf (not the best indication of the driver in use, but nevertheless easy) to find the video driver name. In hardy all you see is "Configured Device" When I run dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg to get the user- interactive method to configure X, it skips over all the video questions. So if X makes the wrong choice in driver/configuration, the user has to change the xorg.conf file manually which is not good (prone to errors). What I would like to know is if any of you have a command that will tell you what video driver(s) is in use. I have tried looking in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but it only gives a hint of what the driver is, well it's not very efficient (or scale-able), although it may be more reliable than looking at an old xorg.conf file. Do you think users should be forced to report bugs? From a historical perspective, how long has it taken in the past for an xorg bug fix to be - released. A day, a month? I can tell you that no user is going to want + released? A day? A month? I can tell you that no user is going to want to submit a bug report and wait a month for a response so that they can - get Ubuntu up and running. This feature was crucial as a last resort, - now the last resort is gone. + get Ubuntu up and running. This feature of user-interactively + reconfiguring xorg.conf from the shell was crucial as a last resort. + Now, with Hardy, that feature, the last resort, is gone. The issue: - There is no user interactive menu method to configure xorg.conf - AFAIK There is no way to poll the computer for the name of the video driver in use? - The xorg.conf file is configured at startup, there is no config file and xorg.conf only shows "Configured Video Device" + There is no user interactive menu method to configure xorg.conf from a shell + AFAIK There is no way to poll the computer for the name of the video driver in use (with only tools/packages included with the distibution). + The xorg.conf file is configured at startup, there is no config file and xorg.conf only shows "Configured Video Device", so the user without a GUI can't knows what driver is being used. - to read more on this issue please look at the following threads: + + To read more on this issue please look at the following threads: + http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=735118 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4593208 -- [HARDY] xserver-xorg does not auto-configure correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/207409 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
