Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] About current stable

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Sorry for the late answer.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zbigniew Baniewski [mailto:zb...@is...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:25 AM
> To: dev...@li...
> Subject: [Devil-Linux-discuss] About current stable
> 
> Hallo,
> 
> I'm using current stable release - 1.2.15 - and I would ask for a tips
> to
> solve a little problems (perhaps I missed something):

Try the 1.4RC1, it's a lot better.
 
> 1. Although I prefer "pure" text mode, it seems, that immediately
>    after system has been started, it switches to framebuffer mode
> anyway.
>    Any possibility to prevent it?

Only with a custom boot loader configuration.
Do you have problems with the video mode?

> 2. Does there exist a possibility to run arbitrary (edited by user)
> script
>    at every system start?
> 
>    If not - perhaps it could be included in next release?

/etc/init.d/boot.local

Or add you own script based on /etc/init.d/skeleton. Don't forget to create
a symlink.

> 3. Kind request to developers: consider, please, whether could be
> possible
>    to attach the kernel compiled with full driver set (yes, even all
> the
>    audio drivers...). Such approach gives much more flexibility; f.e.
> I'd
>    like to use one machine as both firewall and CD/DVD-player-ersatz;
> and so
>    there would be a need for sb and em8300 modules - that,
> unfortunately,
>    aren't available presently.
> 
>    Not sure, but I suppose, that your solution uses initrd anyway, so
> there
>    won't be any problem; just a little longer compilation and a bit
> more
>    space on CD occupied.

That would make a rather big CD.
It may be best if you create a custom  version of DL, the docs on how to do
that you can find on our website.

Heiko