On Sat, 2002-07-20 at 00:59, Jim McCloskey wrote: > > Thanks for making 4.2 test packages available. This is a report of an > attempted upgrade on my laptop and some problems which emerged. > > The system: Debian `testing' up to date as of July 18th > kernel 2.4.18 > graphics card: ATI Radeon Mobility LY (AGP) > 2 pointing devices: 1. trackball > 2. Logitech optical mouse on a USB port > > apt-get dist-upgrade completed without error. > > When I ran X -configure, the screen went black and the system wouldn't > respond to keyboard input.
[...] Why does everybody want to run X -configure, what's the problem with the xserver-xfree86 debconf interface? X -configure is fragile and problems with it should be directed upstream. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]