> But why hurry it? The debian dependency system lets you > upgrade the bits and pieces you want and leave the ones that > work alone. Upgrade the packages you need. > apt-get update > apt-get --simulate install pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 > .. and then if it looks OK ... > apt-get install pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 > (I'm actually to lazy to do that exactly, so I have a little > script that does it for me... > dinst pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 > dinst --doit)
I'd already there -- spent months trying the piecemeal approach and it just wasn't working out. > dpkg -l '*xserver*' ii xserver-8514 3.3.6-39 ii xserver-agx 3.3.6-39 ii xserver ii xserver ii xserver ii xserver ii xserver ii xserver ii xserver ii xserver > > > - Video chipset > > > > 128bit NeoMagic MagicGraph graphics accelerator with video ram > > Zoomed Video support for both PC Card slots > > My Neomagic (older chipset) didn't work well under XFree86 > 3.x, so I changed my /etc/apt/sources.list to point to > unstable and did an > apt-get remove xserver-xxx > to get rid of my old xserver and then did a > apt-get update > apt-get install x-window-system > to get the x-server from the unstable series (4.1.x now) > > > > - XF86Config configuration (videocard and monitor bits) > > > > Just ran "find -name XF86Config" and it returned nothing but the > > command prompt. > > Typically it's at /etc/X11//XF86Config or /etc/X11//XF86Config-4 > > > - Any relevant log messages from /var/log/* > > > > There are 13 .log files in that directory, plus a bunch of other stuff. > > Could you help me to narrow the likely source of relevant data? > > Given that gdm is probably starting X on your system, I'd > look for gdm logs. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
