show debconf warning if nouveau module is loaded

Russ Allbery rra at debian.org
Sat Nov 5 03:37:14 UTC 2011


Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de> writes:

> I'm just adding a test to nvidia-support that displays a debconf
> warning if the nouveau kernel module is loaded. This usually requires a
> reboot to unload and activate the blacklist.

> Below is the new template, I'd appreciate if some native English
> speaker could check it before it's sent out for translation.

> Template: nvidia-support/warn-nouveau-module-loaded
> Type: note
> _Description: Conflicting nouveau kernel module loaded
>  The free 'nouveau' kernel module is currently loaded and conflicts with the
>  non-free 'nvidia' kernel module.
>  .
>  The easiest way to 'fix' this is to reboot the machine once the
>  installation has finished.

This looks fine to me, except that I'd drop the quotes around "fix" in the
second sentence.  It really will fix the problem.

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Russ Allbery (rra at debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>



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