Bug 70220 - redhat-config-xfree86 should fall back to --reconfig
Summary: redhat-config-xfree86 should fall back to --reconfig
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Public Beta
Classification: Retired
Component: redhat-config-xfree86
Version: limbo
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Alexander Larsson
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: 69607 70222 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: 67217
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Reported: 2002-07-31 04:31 UTC by Sam Varshavchik
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:38 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2002-08-09 12:21:42 UTC
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Description Sam Varshavchik 2002-07-31 04:31:57 UTC
Description of Problem:

I have an open bug from Limbo #1 where anaconda-generated XF86Config did not
work, but XConfigurator-generated XF86Config worked, so I wanted to check if
this bug still existed in Limbo #2.

After installing Limbo #2, and logging in, X did not start.

And running redhat-config-xfree86 now results in a rather uninformative python
traceback.  It appears that redhat-config-xfree86 tries to run X using current
settings, and when it fails, it just dies.

It took me some time to figure out that I had to run redhat-config-xfree86 to be
default.

I think that redhat-config-xfree86 should automatically fall back to --reconfig
if it detects that its first attempt to start X dies.  After all, the most
common situation where one would supposedly run redhat-config-xfree86 is to try
to fix a non-working X configuration, and requiring a working X configuration
for the default startup mode seems counter-productive.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

redhat-config-xfree86-0.5.1-1


How Reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start with a borked XF86Config
2. Run redhat-config-xfree86

Actual Results:

Observe the python traceback when X fails to start.

Expected Results:

Either fall back to --reconfig automatically, or at least prompt me: do you want
to blow away your current config, and begin from scratch?

Additional Information:

Comment 1 Alexander Larsson 2002-08-07 11:13:52 UTC
Falling back to --reconfig sounds right.


Comment 2 Alexander Larsson 2002-08-09 12:18:33 UTC
*** Bug 69607 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Alexander Larsson 2002-08-09 12:21:38 UTC
*** Bug 70222 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Alexander Larsson 2002-08-09 12:47:20 UTC
This should be fixed in 0.6.0-1.



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