Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-28 Thread Randolph Chung
> Just tell me when. During the freeze I plan to get the virtual packages > and alternatives for x-window-manager and x-terminal-emulator crammed down > everyone's throat. :) Just a quick comment -- once Branden manages to push through this change, we will be able to do a better (more extensible

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 25, 1999 at 09:16:13PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > It will require modifications of all window manager packages. But it'll be > worth it -- when you install several window managers at once, it will be > able to generate a list of them and present it to the user to select the > default. If

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-26 Thread Joey Hess
Randolph Chung wrote: > i was originally going to try doing this with debconf, but just didn't have > a chance to do it yet. if you can put something together, that will be > great! It will require modifications of all window manager packages. But it'll be worth it -- when you install several wind

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-26 Thread Randolph Chung
hi joey, > > The script you want to run is anXious (name courtesy of Branden :P). It uses > > whiptail. Run it with the --test option if you don't want it to actually run > > apt-get at the end to install the packages. > > Hi, I took a look at this. > > The selection of window manager is going t

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-25 Thread Joey Hess
Randolph Chung wrote: > there's a new xviddetect in incoming (0.2-2) that has a script for this. > It's a start anyway. Please try it and give comments, and we can go from > there. It also has Eric's very cool SBUS detection patch. Unfortunately, I > haven't had a chance to try that yet. Hopefully

Re: xviddetect for sparc (was: Re: autodectection of modules at boot time)

1999-10-24 Thread Eric Delaunay
Randolph Chung wrote: > Thanks Eric! > > I'm working with Branden on a X install/config script. Hopefully I'll have > something ready by the end of today or tomorrow. After looking at what the kernel does to find the names of framebuffers on sparc, I modified the script to look in the whole OpenP

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-23 Thread Randolph Chung
> Ok -- hum. Someone with X experience would have to tell us what > packages we need to pull in. I know of the xserver-common, and > the dynamic detection of xserver-*, then the depends for that > will pull in much. A standard X "profile" would include xcontrib > and standard client pkgs, etc.

Re: xviddetect for sparc (was: Re: autodectection of modules at boot time)

1999-10-23 Thread Randolph Chung
Thanks Eric! I'm working with Branden on a X install/config script. Hopefully I'll have something ready by the end of today or tomorrow. randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/

xviddetect for sparc (was: Re: autodectection of modules at boot time)

1999-10-23 Thread Eric Delaunay
Adam Di Carlo wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > >xvidetect was installed into the archives yesterday, so you should be able > >to get it from your favorite mirror. Please note that the copy in the > >archive is slightly different from the one that's in my homedir on master. > >(i

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-23 Thread Adam Di Carlo
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >xvidetect was installed into the archives yesterday, so you should be able >to get it from your favorite mirror. Please note that the copy in the >archive is slightly different from the one that's in my homedir on master. >(it uses /usr/share/doc instead o

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-23 Thread Randolph Chung
Hi Adam, xvidetect was installed into the archives yesterday, so you should be able to get it from your favorite mirror. Please note that the copy in the archive is slightly different from the one that's in my homedir on master. (it uses /usr/share/doc instead of /usr/doc) > Um, would it be possi

Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

1999-10-22 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Randolph Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Yes, it is a debian package, xviddetect, by Randolph Chung > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> but I dont' think it was uploaded. I wish it > > were... > > it's in http://master.debian.org/~tausq/video/ > > i will upload it later this week. Um, would it be po