[plug] Trying to configure X

[David & Lisa Buddrige]

Thanks heaps to everyone who replied to my email... I've give these ideas a
shot...

thanks

David Buddrige
-----Original Message-----
From: Trent Lloyd <trentlloyd at iprimus.com.au>
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2002 3:05
Subject: Re: [plug] Trying to configure X


>At 11:57 AM 21/05/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>>On Mon, 20 May 2002 22:00:28 +0800 "David & Lisa Buddrige"
>><buddrige at wasp.net.au> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>>
>>Hi David
>>
>>I'm assuming with your Mach card you are using XFree86-4. The server this
will
>>be using is xserver-xfree86 so you can let the debian configuration do the
>>work
>>by using:
>>
>># dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>>
>>An interesting issue that the debianites might like to explain:
>>
>>I was trying this reconfiguration on the xserver-s3. I was back running
this
>>XFree86-3 on a machine that had an older card that XFree86-4 doesn't yet
(and
>>may never!) support based on the list discussion. For some reason the
>>reconfigure asked less questions that the original install and the
>>reconfiguration was not successful. I fixed the problem using:
>>
>># apt-get remove xserver-s3
>># apt-get install xserver-s3
>
>something to do with the dpkg "dont ask old questions again" setting?
>
>>I didn't use --purge so I was surprised that it didn't just pick up the
old
>>config file but I remember now that an early question for X setup is "Do
you
>>want to replace the old XF86Config ? <Yes/No>" or something similar.
Anyway a
>>re-install worked differently to a reconfigure.
>>
>>Of course I took careful notes (not) so I could reproduce the problem and
>>file a
>>bug report. I'm not sure if it is a bug. Anyone using XFree86-3 on woody
that
>>has tinkered at this level ?
>>
>>On David's question, the trick may be similar. If pain persists, try a
remove
>>then install of the server you have installed. It's fast, it's simple,
it's
>>debian :-) <would you buy a used car from this man ?>
>>
>>All the best
>>Harry
>>
>>ps Often when someone mentions a package I don't know:
>># apt-get install <package>
>>.. seconds later
>># man <package>
>><read .. read .. cool>
>># apt-get remove <package>
>>.. in seconds
>>Having a woody mirror partition has .. advantages :-)
>