I upgraded from Sarge to Etch using apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I cannot
reconfigure my xserver using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. The changed
settings are remembered between dpkg-reconfigure sessions (ie saved to
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4), but are not implemented. I cannot get a clean
reinstall either. Here is the detail.
1. Purge xorg
I have tried to reinstall xserver-xorg, but it will not purge cleanly -
there are errors reported by the postrm script.
# apt-get --purge xserver-xorg
Removing xserver-xorg ...
xserver-xorg prerm warning: X server provided by xserver-xorg
package is
being removed; setting /etc/X11/X to point to /bin/true
Purging configuration files for xserver-xorg ...
Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/xserver-xorg ...
/etc/rcS.d/S71xserver-xorg
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
xserver-xorg
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
2. Install xorg
During apt-get install xserver-xorg, xserver-xfree86 debconf values are
migrated
# apt-get --purge install xserver-xorg
Preconfiguring packages ...
xserver-xorg config warning: Migrating xserver-xfree86 debconf
values to
xserver-xorg.
dpkg--reconfigure offers a choice of two xservers to configure (even
though xserver-xfree86 is not installed). It does this twice, and no
other configuration screens are offered. I chose xserver-xorg both times.
Select the desired default X server.
xserver-xorg
OK
Selecting previously deselected package xserver-xorg.
(Reading database ... 153676 files and directories currently
installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xorg (from
.../xserver-xorg_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
Setting up xserver-xorg (6.9.0.dfsg.1-4) ...
xserver-xorg config warning: Migrating xserver-xfree86 debconf
values to
xserver-xorg.
Select the desired default X server.
xserver-xorg
OK
Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/xserver-xorg ...
/etc/rcS.d/S71xserver-xorg -> ../init.d/xserver-xorg
I now have a working xserver using the nv driver (I originally
configured X for my Nvidia card in Sarge).
3. Reconfigure
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Video display defaults to vesa. (It is possible to select nv, but I
still end up with a flickering vesa display.)
xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwriting possibly-customised
configuration
file; backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.200602271117
System startup links for /etc/init.d/xserver-xorg already exist.
I cannot change the default vesa setting and get my nv setting back. I
have tried
# md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >| /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
before using dpkg-reconfigure, and
# dexconf -o /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
after dpkg-reconfigure, without success.
Can anyone suggest how I could get a clean reinstall of X, without
migrating my old xfree86 settings?
Chris.
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