Re: Xfree-4.3 Experimental packages, xlibmesa-glu
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:20:35AM +0200, wilfried Goesgens wrote: > On the system there are installed > ii xlibmesa3-glu 4.2.1-6Mesa OpenGL utility library [XFree86] > which aren't superceeded by the 4.3 version ones... > by now one has to force-remove the old one and install the new one. > I think it's a naming problem because of the 3 in the name of the old > version? I guess you're not aware of the TODO file in the source package or the Subversion repository. Your comments would be more helpful if they didn't repeat already-known issues. -- G. Branden Robinson| Psychology is really biology. Debian GNU/Linux | Biology is really chemistry. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chemistry is really physics. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | Physics is really math. pgpZoGnjPlntp.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Xfree 4.3 experimental packages...
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:44:45PM +0200, Wilfried Goesgens wrote: > Wouldn't it be usefull, to add the output of > 'lspci |grep VGA' to the pci-ID selection dialog? Way ahead of you. Tried something similar years ago. Doesn't work, because there is no way to escape newlines within a debconf command stream[1], and since you obviously cannot store everyone's lspci output literally in the template, you have to use db_subst to put it there. A perusal of the xserver-xfree86 "config" maintainer script reveals where I attempted to do this, and has comments repeating the above information -- even today. But, I forgot...no one actually reads my maintainer scripts or thinks I have the first clue about these things. :-P [1] no way that I know of, anyway... -- G. Branden Robinson|A celibate clergy is an especially Debian GNU/Linux |good idea, because it tends to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |suppress any hereditary propensity http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |toward fanaticism.-- Carl Sagan pgpyf8T2zGpQC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Xfree-4.3 Experimental packages, xlibmesa-glu
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:20:35AM +0200, wilfried Goesgens wrote: > On the system there are installed > ii xlibmesa3-glu 4.2.1-6Mesa OpenGL utility library [XFree86] > which aren't superceeded by the 4.3 version ones... > by now one has to force-remove the old one and install the new one. > I think it's a naming problem because of the 3 in the name of the old > version? I guess you're not aware of the TODO file in the source package or the Subversion repository. Your comments would be more helpful if they didn't repeat already-known issues. -- G. Branden Robinson| Psychology is really biology. Debian GNU/Linux | Biology is really chemistry. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chemistry is really physics. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | Physics is really math. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Xfree 4.3 experimental packages...
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:44:45PM +0200, Wilfried Goesgens wrote: > Wouldn't it be usefull, to add the output of > 'lspci |grep VGA' to the pci-ID selection dialog? Way ahead of you. Tried something similar years ago. Doesn't work, because there is no way to escape newlines within a debconf command stream[1], and since you obviously cannot store everyone's lspci output literally in the template, you have to use db_subst to put it there. A perusal of the xserver-xfree86 "config" maintainer script reveals where I attempted to do this, and has comments repeating the above information -- even today. But, I forgot...no one actually reads my maintainer scripts or thinks I have the first clue about these things. :-P [1] no way that I know of, anyway... -- G. Branden Robinson|A celibate clergy is an especially Debian GNU/Linux |good idea, because it tends to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |suppress any hereditary propensity http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |toward fanaticism.-- Carl Sagan pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Xfree-4.3 Experimental packages, xlibmesa-glu
On the system there are installed ii xlibmesa3-glu 4.2.1-6Mesa OpenGL utility library [XFree86] which aren't superceeded by the 4.3 version ones... by now one has to force-remove the old one and install the new one. I think it's a naming problem because of the 3 in the name of the old version? Willi
Re: XFree 4.3 experimental packages
On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 22:41, Wilfried Goesgens wrote: > * The driver selection dialog is missing Radeon, [...] ati works for all supported ATI chips; it loads atimisc, r128 or radeon depending on the hardware. > * The ability to configure a Second mouse would be apreciatable, as many > notebooks have internal ps/2 mouses, and one wants to hook up an usb > mouse, which would end up in having two devices (/dev/misc/psaux; > /dev/input/mice) to collect mousing stuff from... Does it no longer always set up a second input device for /dev/input/mice ? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
Xfree 4.3 experimental packages...
Wouldn't it be usefull, to add the output of 'lspci |grep VGA' to the pci-ID selection dialog? Great work though. thanks ;) Willi
XFree 4.3 experimental packages
* The driver selection dialog is missing Radeon, though -rw-r--r--1 root root 127544 Aug 18 21:42 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o exist, and belongs to dpkg -S /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o xserver-xfree86: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o * The list of available display modes lacks the New W-XGA modes of dell Notebooks (i.e. 1680x1050) (pherhaps an add own one selector would be ok?) * The ability to configure a Second mouse would be apreciatable, as many notebooks have internal ps/2 mouses, and one wants to hook up an usb mouse, which would end up in having two devices (/dev/misc/psaux; /dev/input/mice) to collect mousing stuff from... (I think I should have a closer look to that) * The ability of adding card specific driver stuff would allso be nice, for all the cards supporting TV out, Hardware mousecursoroptions etc. (I might have a closer look at this too...) Kind Regards Wilfried Goesgens -
Xfree-4.3 Experimental packages, xlibmesa-glu
On the system there are installed ii xlibmesa3-glu 4.2.1-6Mesa OpenGL utility library [XFree86] which aren't superceeded by the 4.3 version ones... by now one has to force-remove the old one and install the new one. I think it's a naming problem because of the 3 in the name of the old version? Willi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree 4.3 experimental packages
On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 22:41, Wilfried Goesgens wrote: > * The driver selection dialog is missing Radeon, [...] ati works for all supported ATI chips; it loads atimisc, r128 or radeon depending on the hardware. > * The ability to configure a Second mouse would be apreciatable, as many > notebooks have internal ps/2 mouses, and one wants to hook up an usb > mouse, which would end up in having two devices (/dev/misc/psaux; > /dev/input/mice) to collect mousing stuff from... Does it no longer always set up a second input device for /dev/input/mice ? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Xfree 4.3 experimental packages...
Wouldn't it be usefull, to add the output of 'lspci |grep VGA' to the pci-ID selection dialog? Great work though. thanks ;) Willi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XFree 4.3 experimental packages
* The driver selection dialog is missing Radeon, though -rw-r--r--1 root root 127544 Aug 18 21:42 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o exist, and belongs to dpkg -S /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o xserver-xfree86: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o * The list of available display modes lacks the New W-XGA modes of dell Notebooks (i.e. 1680x1050) (pherhaps an add own one selector would be ok?) * The ability to configure a Second mouse would be apreciatable, as many notebooks have internal ps/2 mouses, and one wants to hook up an usb mouse, which would end up in having two devices (/dev/misc/psaux; /dev/input/mice) to collect mousing stuff from... (I think I should have a closer look to that) * The ability of adding card specific driver stuff would allso be nice, for all the cards supporting TV out, Hardware mousecursoroptions etc. (I might have a closer look at this too...) Kind Regards Wilfried Goesgens - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
