Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.2.1-6 Severity: important When doing dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, there is no option for the user to set UseFBDev to false (I believe there used to be one, but was it might've been taken out).
The real problem relates to this: http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2002/debian-x-200211/msg00375.html For my machine (and I assume any machine with an nvidia radeon card), UseFBDev will cause you to get a "no screens found" error aftering starting X (assuming you really don't have an FB device interface loaded). Personally, not only do I think there should be an option (so you won't have to fix the XF86Config file every upgrade), but it should default to false for the users who would get the "no screens found" error. Jonathan Hseu
