Feisty daily LiveCD snapshot doesn't configure 1280x800 display correctly

Matt Zimmerman mdz at ubuntu.com
Tue Feb 13 15:21:50 GMT 2007


On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 10:28:03AM +1030, Joel Stanley wrote:
> On 1/12/07, Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > If it's evolved to the point where it no longer requires any configuration,
> > is there any reason not to install it by default?
> 
> One reason I can think of is that it's just a hack - the real solution
> will arrive when the modesetting branch becomes the standard 810
> driver.
> 
> It works well for many people currently, however, I'm not sure how far
> away it is from replacing the current driver.

If it's the best solution available, we should certainly consider shipping
it until the driver work is complete.  We can always drop it later if it's
obsoleted by a new driver.

-- 
 - mdz



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