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authorPascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com>2008-08-28 11:00:25 +0000
committerPascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com>2008-08-28 11:00:25 +0000
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parentf1756d255d91d5ac7d1b67231888908113635b0e (diff)
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- configure vga=785 (640x480) when vga=788 (800x600) fails during install
(useful on 800x480 netbooks) other solutions could be: - ensure gfxboot choose 785 when it detects 788 is not available - ensure kernel tries 785 when 788 fails
-rw-r--r--perl-install/diskdrake/hd_gtk.pm3
-rw-r--r--perl-install/install/NEWS3
-rw-r--r--perl-install/install/steps_gtk.pm13
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/diskdrake/hd_gtk.pm b/perl-install/diskdrake/hd_gtk.pm
index e37bdd340..ce9e6cb05 100644
--- a/perl-install/diskdrake/hd_gtk.pm
+++ b/perl-install/diskdrake/hd_gtk.pm
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ sub main {
$in->ask_from_list_(N("Read carefully!"), N("Please make a backup of your data first"),
[ N_("Exit"), N_("Continue") ], N_("Continue")) eq N_("Continue") or return
if $::isStandalone;
- $in->ask_warn('',
-N("If you plan to use aboot, be careful to leave a free space (2048 sectors is enough)
-at the beginning of the disk")) if arch() eq 'alpha' && !$::isEmbedded;
undef $initializing;
$w->main;
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index 9f05ee798..564f80d31 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- configure vga=785 (640x480) when vga=788 (800x600) fails during install
+ (useful on 800x480 netbooks)
+
Version 11.26.1 - 28 August 2008
- fix asterisk in titles
diff --git a/perl-install/install/steps_gtk.pm b/perl-install/install/steps_gtk.pm
index 5af3e3e6f..a32a195e6 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/steps_gtk.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/steps_gtk.pm
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ sub new($$) {
install::gtk::init_sizes($o);
install::gtk::install_theme($o);
install::gtk::create_steps_window($o);
+ _may_configure_framebuffer_640x480($o);
$ugtk2::grab = 1;
@@ -131,6 +132,18 @@ sub new($$) {
$o;
}
+#- if we success to start X in 640x480 using driver "vesa",
+#- we configure to use fb on installed system (to ensure splashy works)
+#- (useful on 800x480 netbooks)
+sub _may_configure_framebuffer_640x480 {
+ my ($o) = @_;
+
+ if ($::rootwidth == 640 && !$o->{allowFB}) {
+ $o->{vga} = 785;
+ $o->{allowFB} = 1;
+ }
+}
+
sub enteringStep {
my ($o, $step) = @_;