On Sat, 22 May 2010 03:13:06 -0400 (EDT), Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sat,22.May.10, 00:55:34, David Jardine wrote: >> Stephen Powell wrote: >>> >>> I see. All comments. Which is about the same as not having one. Hmm. >> >> Or is it? I'm as baffled as anyone alse by xorg configuration, but >> can't such a file, blank though it be, override some other config file? >> Just a thought. > > It's not impossible to have different logic for when the file exists, > even if entirely commented out[1]. I can think of two ways to check > this: > > - read the source > - diff Xorg.0.log files from starting X with an empty (or completely > commented out) xorg.conf and one with an xorg.conf specifying the same > driver X would choose. > > [1] at least in shell scripts it's much easier to check for the > existence of a file than parsing its contents
That's a good point. That's another thing he can try: erasing or renaming the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. But I suspect he's already tried that. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1270201588.348778.1274572124208.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
