On (01/02/06 20:50), Thomas H. George wrote: > I installed a new apg video card and ran dpkg-reconfigure > xserver-xfree86. At first gdm exited with no display fournd. I deleted > XF86Config-4 from /etc/X11 and tried again. This time I got a display > but with only 640x480 resolution. I deleted every XF86Config file in > the system and tried again. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 still > remembered every entry I had previously made but no new XF86Config file > was written (I checked with updatedb and locate XF86Config - nothing) > and still I had a display with only 640x480 resolution. Finally I > resorted the the old xf86config program. This created a new XF86Config > file and a display which could switch between 1280x1024, 1024x768, > 800x600 and 640x480 resolutions. > > The old xf86config program has solved my problem. > > I post this message only because I would like to understand why > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 failed. > > For the record the programs are pure Sarge (apt-get update and apt-get > dist-upgrade run this morning) but the kernel was compiled from > kernel-source-2.6.11_2.6.11 downloaded from testing last summer.
The instructions at the top of the config file say: # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 I don't pretend to understand why but it seems that deleting the file is not enough. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
