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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-10-03 17:27:18 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-10-03 17:27:18 +0000
commitedd5ae8bf84d362e60c81b211f40db877375d391 (patch)
tree90f69cfe9faa27df30abee65a26964cdc54dd741
parented0bcd3640b7112a2db53abe84f1da4d138d9677 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-edd5ae8bf84d362e60c81b211f40db877375d391.zip
Remove section on X.Org preseeding as all descibed options are obsolete.
-rw-r--r--debian/changelog3
-rw-r--r--en/appendix/preseed.xml35
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d15f6d8a4..9e8b63d57 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ installation-guide (2008xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
- suppress m68k from arches table, unless building for m68k
- show which subarches are supported by arm/armel
- various minor updates and improvements
+ * Remove section on X.Org preseeding as all descibed options are obsolete.
- -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:52:25 +0200
+ -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:25:46 +0200
installation-guide (20080520) unstable; urgency=medium
diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
index 630e203cc..2bf385775 100644
--- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -1361,41 +1361,6 @@ d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="preseed-X">
- <title>X configuration</title>
-<para>
-
-Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
-some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
-configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.
-
-</para>
-
-<informalexample role="example"><screen>
-# X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding,
-# you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places.
-#xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/device/driver select vesa
-
-# A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it
-# over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of
-# an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected.
-#xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse boolean true
-
-# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
-xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor boolean true
-# Uncomment if you have an LCD display.
-#xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd boolean true
-# X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed
-# the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not
-# be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions.
-xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method \
- select medium
-xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list \
- select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
-</screen></informalexample>
-
- </sect2>
-
<sect2 id="preseed-other">
<title>Preseeding other packages</title>