F13 Beta Anaconda Screen Selection

[Mauriat Miranda]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Adam Williamson <awilliam at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 20:11 +0200, drago01 wrote:
>> Well the number of broken connector tables is infinite ... my laptop
>> does detect that a TV is connected even though there is no TV
>> connector at all (one has to use a docking station to be able to
>> connect one).
>
> True TV outputs are known to be problematic, yes, but the TV in this
> case was connected by DVI, which is far less likely to be broken. In my
> experience, drivers usually detect monitors that are connected by
> D-SUB/DVI but powered off.
>
>> Both ;) ... but anyway cloning would be the right solution here,
>> anaconda is limited to 800x600 anyway so there is no need for a
>> multiscreen view.
>
> I agree, but as I said, I already proposed this back in the F12 cycle
> and the anaconda developers considered it too messy to implement. By all
> means try again, if you like.

So, NOTABUG or CANTFIX then I guess.

My workaround for now is using 'vesa', which is acceptable for Anaconda.
After install, I will have to setup my Xorg.conf, which most people do
for dual-head anyways.

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Mauriat Miranda
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