Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:22:29 -0600 From: Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call for Foundation-supported Project Ideas Message-ID: <d45757d9-b5ca-e1c7-5a1c-18159227de17@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.2111240056470.68830@ai.fobar.qr> References: <861r36xzpe.fsf@phe.ftfl.ca> <CAOtMX2gh98wbQ48S51QwpYfrnexpVb4vL%2BFVuxgLnT1otYjuAQ@mail.gmail.com> <bc3ba6502d5c5776f44304ff7878a5eb@bsdforge.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.2111240056470.68830@ai.fobar.qr>
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Some of you may be aware that I maintain sysutils/desktop-installer to facilitate quickly configuring a stable and secure desktop system. https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer One hurdle I've not yet been able to conquer is automatic GPU configuration. The best I've been able to do so far is an interactive script that requires some rather technical decisions from the users: https://github.com/outpaddling/auto-admin/blob/master/Scripts/auto-gpu-setup It would be really nice is we could replace this with a simple, maybe even automated tool to configure a working Xorg setup on most common hardware. Wouldn't matter to me if it falls back on scfb or vesa in many cases, as long as it's easy to use and produces a working desktop. Bonus points for not requiring a reboot to properly activate the DRM module. I wouldn't obsess about making it work on *all* hardware off-the-bat. I think it would be more fruitful to first develop a system that works *really* well on the most common hardware. Then we have a product that people will want, which will help recruit the people we'll need to work on expanding hardware support. Most other aspects of desktop configuration are handled automatically or with questions that an average user can more easily handle. In case we don't have the specific manpower for this at the moment, some other desktop related wish-list items are under the "Future" tab here: http://acadix.biz/desktop-installer.php Best, Jason -- All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers ... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born. -- Francois Fenelon
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