on Wed, 03 Dec 2003 12:11:20PM -0600, Cage insinuated: > > > Nick Hastings wrote: > >* Roger Chrisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [031203 14:36]: > > > >>Googling my topic, I find, > >>http://www.maenad.net/geek/di8k-debian/node5.html > >> > >> "The way to reconfigure the X-server is by using dpkg (what else?). Do: > >> > >> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > > > > >Thats right. > > > > > >> to reconfigure X. It's best just to change one parameter at a time, so > >> you can see what's working and what's not. " > >> > >> > >>Is that good advice? > > > > > >*shrug*, I guess it depends on the person. > > > > > >>Here's what I get when I try: > >> > >> p3a:/home/roger# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > >> /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xserver-xfree86 is not fully installed > >> p3a:/home/roger# > >> > > > >Aha. Try: > > > >dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 > > > > Negative. Problem is he's using the vesa xserver so you're going to > want to use > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-vesa > > or apt-get install xserver-xfree86 and then reconfigure it. but > you're using xfree 3 and not xfree 4. if it works stick with it.
argh. i'd update this if i had the original document, but it's gone
with a hard drive crash ... :(
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