Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 04:47:06PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 09:34:38 -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > > So, if I understand you correctly, you don't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > file at all, and "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" refuses to generate > > one? (Usually people have trouble with an existing customized xorg.conf > > which dpkg-reconfigure refuses to update.) > > That's right. Except that Bill Jones just told me where I can download a > default copy. I did so, repeated my attempt to reconfigure after copying > the new xorg.conf to /etc/X11, and I get the same behavior. The > reconfigure dialog seems normal, but the new file is not update. The > modification time matches when I copied it there, not when I > reconfigured, and a diff between it and the downloaded copy show no > differences.
WAG; Perhaps you're missing other critical X components? I have no idea which of these below (if any) you will need to use *Xorg* -- I use XFree86 still. ~$ apt-cache search xserver [...] xfree86-common - X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure xserver-common - files and utilities common to all X servers xserver-xfree86 - the XFree86 X server xserver-xfree86-dbg - the XFree86 X server (static version with debugging symbols) ~$ apt-cache search x-window-system x-window-system - X Window System x-window-system-core - X Window System core components x-window-system-dev - X Window System development components xfree86-common - X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure FWIW - I notice there are a heck of a lot of Font pkgs too that get installed... > > Do you have the file /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum? Maybe that is > > confusing the configuration script. (I think that a non-existing file > > can never match any md5sum.) > > No, I do not have such a file. For clarity - I too (using Xfree86) do not have that DIR; ~$ cd /var/lib/x11 bash: cd: /var/lib/x11: No such file or directory HOWEVER; I *do* have; ~$ /var/lib/xfree86 which contains these files ~$ cd /var/lib/xfree86 :/var/lib/xfree86$ ls -al total 32 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-05-01 04:55 . drwxr-xr-x 37 root root 4096 2006-06-20 17:19 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56 2006-05-01 05:19 XF86Config-4.md5sum -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2006-05-01 04:55 XF86Config-4.roster -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36 2006-05-01 04:55 X.md5sum -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2006-05-01 04:55 X.roster -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59 2006-05-01 04:55 Xwrapper.config.md5sum -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15 2006-05-01 04:55 Xwrapper.config.roster Note; /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 is the older *XFree86* config file - hence the .md5sum related file above. I don't have any Xorg files at all because I use XFree86 still...; ~$ uname -a Linux $Host 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Tue Aug 16 12:46:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux Whatcha' got? > > What version of xserver-xorg are you using? Is it a fresh install or an > > upgrade from an older Xorg/XFree86? > > It is a fresh install. Of what ? > Never had Xfree 86 on the system, although some > console apps I have been using had brought in some x libraries. > pdftotext for instance is part of the xpdf package. But I have never > done a full install of any x-window-system until I did the xorg install. The only thing that comes to mind is that you're missing some *critical* X components/pkgs.. Regards __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
