New Failsafe Graphics Mode For Ubuntu

Posted by kdawson on Saturday September 1, 2007 @11:51AM from the just-light-the-pixels-please dept.

ianare sends us to Ars Technica for news of the Ubuntu Xorg BulletProof-X feature, coming soon to a 7.10 (Gutsy) build near you. "It provides a failsafe mode that will ensure that users never have to manually configure their graphics hardware settings from the command line. If Xorg fails to start,the failsafe mode will initiate with minimalistic settings, low resolution, and a limited number of colors. The failsafe mode also automatically runs Ubuntu's new GTK-based display configuration utility so that users can easily test various display settings and choose a configuration that will work properly with their hardware."

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Re:I think that is more a problem of perception. by shaitand · 2007-09-01 13:52 · Score: 0, Redundant

'P.S.: Mandriva 4 ever, screw this Ubundu fad. Mandrake was the first user-friendly distro and still holds the crown. 8-)'

I remember when I used to like Redhatish distros using RPM too. Sorry but you combine a clean user friendly distro with apt and a debian sized software repository, and you have something no RPM based distro could ever compete with.