From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-desktop-research-return-33632-arch-gentoo-desktop-research=gentoo.org@gentoo.org> Received: (qmail 14521 invoked by uid 1002); 22 Nov 2003 00:10:33 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-desktop-research-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research-help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research-unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research-subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-desktop-research.gentoo.org> Reply-To: gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 8327 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2003 00:10:32 -0000 X-Authentication-Warning: screamer.nfn.net: gerrynjr set sender to gerrynjr@gentoo.org using -f From: "Gerald J. Normandin Jr." <gerrynjr@gentoo.org> To: gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <m27k1twer0.fsf@krotkine.idm.fr> References: <1069109527.2260.6.camel@screamer.nfn.net> <200311181114.41388.pauldv@gentoo.org> <1069371112.4881.53.camel@rivendell> <200311210509.46159.luke-jr@gentoo.org> <m27k1twer0.fsf@krotkine.idm.fr> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-30VyiUOwY056ASHKVwFx" Message-Id: <1069458785.2740.1.camel@screamer.nfn.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:53:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Gentoo-desktop howto fix-up X-Archives-Salt: a76b79f6-9068-43df-85fd-2d97da486fcc X-Archives-Hash: 0bbef123430f53d3fd326be6a3c53098 --=-30VyiUOwY056ASHKVwFx Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've always thought that the install guide would provide for devices that are not detected properly. In any case, some very good dicussion going on, aand i've been jotting down some notes, regarding audience, content, etc. So.. what is everyone's position on including basic howtos for various popular desktop applications? (can a vote be taken from actual users of gentoo?) On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 17:14, dams@idm.fr wrote: > Luke-Jr <luke-jr@gentoo.org> said: >=20 > > On Thursday 20 November 2003 11:31 pm, foser wrote: > >> I would even take it a step further and scrap the refresh rate mumbo > >> jumbo. We have Xrandr and related tools now, X configuration should be > >> kept to a basic guide to get it running decently. Then a more extensiv= e > >> xfree guide could be done and linked to for additional (expert) > >> configuration needs. > > Why not just detect X configuration at boot and save stuff like preferr= ed=20 > > resolution etc somewhere else? > > Of course, there might be a problem if the autodetection doesn't work, = but we=20 > > could probably fallback to VGA so the user can manually configure it. >=20 > That's the way to go imo, but a desktop guide should be usefull for the c= ases > where you are in trouble, that is when the detection doesn't work. >=20 > I remember installing my second gentoo on a running linux, mounting stage= 1 cd > iso in loopback. So no boot, no detection. Of course it's unusual, but if= the > guide can be some kind of reference, I think it's a usefull feature. --=20 GnuGP key id# C1DBDF81 available from http://pgp.mit.edu Key Fingerprint =3D 2215 37C2 30EB B42D CC60 972E FC3C 749E C1DB DF81 --=-30VyiUOwY056ASHKVwFx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUAP76lYXHnT18CU9CEAQKC4AP/e7/sR5plCJ8RPK8+QCg+GCv3CE5qLyxp z9B69dACFtgSoKc6wSIzRx0F4Cet+I5DdAPmjiEUb2p6LVD8UW5vgIKmdxiz28Ff UVuEsLczGUHJrNCUz1xNJ4Hd38Fva7TONRvhd2eQyKrPNPsmvmOOGB8+zuKQYkSn JpIFX0hM6jQ= =zxEa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-30VyiUOwY056ASHKVwFx--