after grub, stripy screen

Grant Allan grant at forum8.co.nz
Mon Oct 24 01:59:28 UTC 2005


>> i think it is a bug that anaconda does not set up /etc/inittab to match
>> the settings used when installing.  eg. if the user types "linux
>> resolution=800x600" when installing, then that same setting should be
>> put
>> into /etc/inittab.  what does anybody think about that?
>
> Good, no, great idea.  Actually it installs at a fairly low common
> denominator because initially it doesn't know what it's working with
> or even if it can work with it.  When it gets to X configuration, if
> it can come up with something workable (as far as it can tell) it
> writes that info to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
>
> /etc/inittab is not the right place by any stretch of the imagination.

hey, thanks!  do you think i should make an official suggestion somewhere?
 is that easy to do?

cheers,
grant





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