[Fedora-livecd-list] Problem in Live CD

[Jane Dogalt]

--- Jeremy Katz <katzj at redhat.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 15:42 -0400, Adam Stokes wrote:
> > but it kept replacing it with the video information for the build
> > host, for example, it would put the vmware information in the xorg
> > information for the livecd :( 
> 
> There are also options for specifying the monitor and video driver to
> use. 

I can confirm that anaconda via kadischi does not seem to honor the specified x
config settings.

For instance, I tried 

xconfig --noprobe --driver="vesa" --resolution=1024x768 --depth=16
--startxonboot --hsync=31.5-57.0
--vsync=50-70 --defaultdesktop=GNOME 

With absolutely no luck.

In fact, using the above with a package selection taken from an FC5 install's
/root/anaconda-ks.cfg, failed to even get the x server installed if I remember
correctly.  I recall having to specify many more specifix x server packages
than were in the /root/anaconda-ks.cfg.  My hunch, though I didn't quite get to
the bottom of it when perusing the anaconda code, is that anaconda handles x
server package selection and configuration in a way that probably inadvertantly
bypasses the config above, and doesn't get reflected in /root/anaconda-ks.cfg,
at least in a way that would be suitable to use as a basis for a kadischi
configuration.

I think however, this and similar issues would be best addressed for new users
via an example configuration and example iso, which illustrate precisely what
kadischi is currently capable of doing and how.  I.e. head off the inevitable
new user questions that involve "why doesn't my kadischi output behave like
this other livecd".  Maybe kadischi's development isn't quite ready ready for
that, but that would seem to be an inevitably useful reference at some point.

-jdog


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