On Jul 08, 2002 at 09:44 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 09:49:56AM -0400, Thatcher Ulrich wrote: > > On Jun 27, 2002 at 11:40 -0400, Thatcher Ulrich wrote: > > > On Jun 27, 2002 at 10:05 -0400, Thatcher Ulrich wrote: > > > > > > > > BTW, can someone quickly explain what I do to try the new version of > > > > the package? I'm a Debian newbie, so I only really understand the > > > > basics of dselect/aptitude. > > > > OK, I fiddled around endlessly and discovered that the x-window-system > > and x-window-system-core packages do not automatically pull in the > > 4.2.0 version of xserver-xfree86, on my system. Probably an APT > > configuration thing, like I said I'm new to Debian. > > Hmm, I'm not sure what packages you're using: > > Package: x-window-system-core > Status: install ok installed > Priority: optional > Section: x11 > Installed-Size: 120 > Maintainer: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Source: xfree86 > Version: 4.2.0-0pre1v1 > Depends: xserver-xfree86, xlibmesa3, xfonts-base (>> 4.0), xfonts-100dpi, > xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-scalable, xbase-clients, xutils
Yup, that matches what I see from "apt-cache show x-window-system-core". I've been using aptitude to do my installations. I have no clue why it doesn't pull in xserver-xfree86 and so on -- when I ran the install, it claimed it successfully installed x-window-system-core, but it did nothing with the dependencies. Aptitude generally seems to be working for me otherwise; I pulled down openoffice.org the other day, which has some dependencies, with no problems. If you want more info, let me know. Now that my stuff is working I'm a little afraid to mess with it, but I'll do it in the interests of Science if it helps... > > So I successfully got the new stuff by grabbing xserver-xfree86. > > > > Good news -- seems to be working here, and, the bug that has been > > annoying me the most is fixed! On my Trident CyberBlade-equipped > > laptop, with 4.1.0-17 and prior, when I switched back to X from a > > console, the screen would go all "melted" white (like it had the wrong > > refresh rate). > > FYI, this LCD phenomenon is called "blooming". It's generally > considered a bad thing, and when it happens you should try to stop it by > any means necessary. Take the box down hard if you have to. Thanks for the explanation & terminology. When I was searching the archives & google, I didn't know that term so I probably missed most of the interesting info. -- Thatcher Ulrich http://tulrich.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
