video problem on usb-storage

[LarryT]

You 're right John,
The computers i use have ati radeon AGP card and GForce 4MX agp card.
And each time it failed. I tried to switch to vesa but X still failed 
returning that this is not the good driver (that also means that 
autodetection works anyway).

Larry
"Computers are like air conditioners - They stop working properly when 
you open Windows !"


John Wendel wrote:
> Tod Merley wrote:
> 
>> On 8/16/06, LarryT <guess.who at freesurf.fr> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I have succesfully installed fc5 on usb mass storage, and it boots
>>> friendly :)
>>> But each time i try to boot from a different pc, x failed, and i must
>>> reconfigure xorg.conf with the good video card.
>>>
>>> I would like to know if there is a way to enable a kind of auto
>>> detection (like on livecd ?) to workaround this problem ? I dont mind to
>>> have a very good video card : i use this box to make test with softs...
>>>
>>> thank you for any answer :)
>>>
>>> (is it the good mailing list ?)
>>> -- 
>>> Larry
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>>> you open Windows !"
>>>
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>>
>> Hi Larry!
>>
>> I am no expert but no one has stepped up for eight hours so I hope I
>> can get things started.
>>
>> FC5 has several init scripts in the /etc/init.d folder (if memory
>> serves - will be init.d). One of them starts X and any X using run
>> level will use it.  The modification of that script is for
>> intermediate scripters or better.  It follows certian rules init must
>> be happy with and the procedures to change it are involved.
>>
>> My first thought - it would be a bit of a long haul.
>>
>> My second is to Google heavy "automatic X - or autoconfig X - etc.."
>> and also find and search or even join a few X related mail lists -
>> developement if you can find it.
>>
>> X needs more automation as your issue points to I think.  Send a bug,
>> suggest a feature.  We do need what you want I do believe!
>>
>> Good Hunting!
>>
>> Tod
>>
> 
> 
> You didn't mention which driver you have configured. Maybe things will 
> work if you change xorg.conf to use the "vesa" driver. I think it works 
> with most video chips.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John
>