Xserver Failover
The graphic driver used by Xserver should be set automatically to "vesa" if the graphic card is not properly detected (Knoppix already does that) during the installation of Ubuntu and when booting Ubuntu's live installer.
Moreover the system should be able to switch to a working backup (using "vesa" driver) of the xorg.conf every time the Xserver fails.
Preventing the Xserver from crashing is a crucial feature (something similar can be found Windows) for any GNU/Linux distribution, especially with graphic cards which are very new and thus unsupported or with problems which arise when users try to install ATI or Nvidia's proprietary drivers.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- Superseded
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
- Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
- Rodrigo Novo
Whiteboard
I'm happy for this to be discussed here in Paris if there is time, but there is only one person subscribed to the spec who is present at the summit. If you can find interested people to discuss it, I'll bump the priority so that it has a better chance of being scheduled. - ??
This is covered by bullet-proof-x -mdz, 2006-10-27