> devuan-minimal.org-emacs  -*- mode: org; mode:visual-line; -*-
> #+TITLE: devuan-minimal.org-emacs
> * devuan-minimal.org-emacs
> ** 2016-05-17
> *** qemu on E15
> + default boot option failed
>   + frame buffer related. Message is:
>     #+BEGIN_SRC
>     fb: switching to bochsdrmfb from simple
>     #+END_SRC
>     + Question: so how is it so many others claim success?
>   + when invoking qemu with an additional option '-vga vmware', the
>     frame buffer boot option succeeds, and the frame buffer feature
>     works, as described below.
> + successful boot with nofb option
> *** usb on E14
> + default boots to login
>   + boot process does not auto-recognize screen
>     + prompts for resolution selection, with a timeout.
>     + selected option 'y'
>     + possible solution: in file /etc/default/grub, comment out
>       parameter 'GRUB_GFX_MODE'. That should make grub default to
>       'auto'. However, I'm not really certain if that's necessary,
>       because I don't see a /boot/grub/grub.cfg, so it seems that the
>       iso is booting using isolinux. (true?/false?)
> + libcap2-bin not installed
>   + required to query or set capabilities.
>   + fbterm requires the following to be performed ONCE.
>     #+BEGIN_SRC
>     sudo setcap 'cap_sys_tty_config+ep' /usr/bin/fbterm
>     sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/fbterm
>     #+END_SRC
>     + for a livecd environment, neither command is easily possible,
>       because the root filesystem is not writable. (not tested)
>       + solution #1: perform the commands before burning the iso
>       + solution #2: mount an aufs partition over the root partition
>         and apply the changes on the overlay. (not tested)
> + frame buffer works!
>   + fbi renders images!
>     #+BEGIN_SRC
>     fbi /usr/share/doc/syslinux-common/examples/syslinux_splash.jpg
>     #+END_SRC
>     + AND it's a nice picture ...
>   + fbgs render pdfs!
>     + tip: Review the options on the man page before use. By default,
>       the program pre-renders the entire document, which can take a
>       while, and the default resolution isn't low so, for example, if
>       you have a large document and know you are interested in only
>       pages 250-260:
>       #+BEGIN_SRC
>       fbgs -fp 250 -lp 260 -r 300 your-file.pdf
>       #+END_SRC
> + thanks for the following features, which I have found that other
>   'minimal' distros skimp on:
>   + man pages
>   + locate, with updatedb pre-run
> + grub
>   + why is there no /boot/grub/grub.cfg?
> + missing
>   + everyone will have something to chime in here about, I would
>     prefer to be able to list things to remove.
>   + ncdu - ncurses answer to 'baobab', with more features and without
>     gnome-bloat.
>   + htop - not *really* necessary, since 'top' is installed.