For exemple if you try one ATI Overclocking command this seems pretty obvious ,,,
Under my user : gfarme...@gnu-box:~$ aticonfig --od-enable ATI Overdrive(TM) enabled Using sudo : gfarme...@gnu-box:~$ sudo aticonfig --od-enable ATI Overdrive(TM) enabled Under root : r...@gnu-box:~# aticonfig --od-enable ATI Overdrive(TM) enabled and when sshing localhost : gfarme...@gnu-box:~$ ssh localhost Linux GNU-BoX 2.6.35-19-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Sun Aug 29 06:34:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux Ubuntu maverick (development branch) gfarme...@gnu-box:~$ aticonfig --od-enable aticonfig: This program must be run as root when no X server is active r...@gnu-box:/home/gfarmerfr# aticonfig --od-enable ATI Overdrive(TM) enabled >> OK, then we need something in the install to ask if it's going to run on a server w/o a GUI (leave as is) or in a normal desktop environment with gdm running (set the boinc user to be the installing user ID). Maybe? Comments, ideas?? We can try to ping the upstream packing in debian about this issue and give your thoughts (and maybe a packging patch) : http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588976 I know that you can ask interactive questions via debconf. We canproceed like this : "Is this computer intended to use GPU capabilities ? (a running graphical session is required)" Yes/No No : Will follow the basic debian installation with the "boinc" user. Does not change rcX.d links. Yes : "Please enter user capable of running a graphical session (default current user) : " Then change the /var/lib/boinc-client directory ownership to the specified user. Change the BOINC_USER in /etc/default/boinc-client for the specified user. Also create rcX.d links with a starting order after gdm/kdm/whateverdm. This would prevent messing with the sleep 5 in boinc init script and would also fix LP#414244. Would be great to have a report of the Nvidia guys out there because it seems that for nvidia cards you have just to delay boinc start after gdm and not mess with directory / user permissions. Or wa can wait for AMD/ATI to fix their drivers :) ... or dream of OpenCL support in opensource drivers / boinc apps. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #588976 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588976 -- No GPU found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587426 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
