[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#613136: Bug#613136: Bug#613136: fglrx-driver: installation should activate the driver

[Michael Gilbert]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:26:37 +0100 Patrick Matthäi wrote:

> Am 13.02.2011 03:53, schrieb Tuxicoman:
> > Package: fglrx-driver
> > Version: 1:10-9-3
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > I installed Squeeze from scratch.
> > 
> > I installed fglrx-driver. I reboot. No fglrx driver activated....
> > 
> > No Xorg.conf was created. For the driver to work, I had to do :
> > #aticonfig -- initial
> > 
> > I think users that install this package want to use it. So th package should
> > activate it or tell the user how to do.
> 
> This would clash with another bug and packages are not permitted to
> modify the xorg.conf automagic, the current situation is the proper one..

we could put a message like "Please run 'sudo aticonfig --initial' to
configure xorg to use the fglrx driver" at the end of the package's
postinst. would that be sufficient to resolve your concerns?

best wishes,
mike