retitle 225566 xserver-xfree86: vague problem with PCI domains under Linux 2.6 tag 225566 + moreinfo thanks
On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 07:49:01AM -0600, Mike Mestnik) (The Archmage Forever
wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.2.1-13
> Severity: normal
>
> This other bug describes the changes made in 2.6: #225521
> I can't seam to force X to work, nor can I change the proc fs.
>
> There dose not seam to be a workaround :(
1) What is the actual problem? Please don't refer to me bugs against
the kernel. I don't maintain the kernel. I need to know what, if
anything, is wrong with XFree86 per se.
2) Why did you not attach your configuration file as described in the
XF86Config(7) manual page?
3) Did you know that the reportbug package and command will
automatically include information useful to package maintainers when
you use it to file bug reports?
4) There is no such XFree86 X server module as "pciprobe". Please do
not indulge in poor imitations of the XFree86 package bug triage
procedure.
[The following is a form letter.]
Hello,
You recently filed a bug report against Debian's XFree86
packages that had so little useful information in it that it could not
be meaningfully handled.
One very good way to file bugs with the Debian Bug Tracking System is to
use the "reportbug" package and command of the same name. A very nice
feature of reportbug is that, if the machine where you run it has network
access to the World Wide Web, it can query the Debian Bug Tracking System
and show you existing reports. This reduces the chance that you'll file a
duplicate report, and offers you the option of adding follow-up information
to an existing bug report. This is especially valuable if you have unique
information to add to an existing report, because this way information
relevant to the problem is gathered together in one place as opposed to
being scattered among multiple, duplicate bug reports where some facts may
be overlooked by the package maintainers. The reportbug program also does
a lot of automatic information-gathering that helps package maintainers to
understand your system configuration, and also ensures that your message to
the Debian Bug Tracking System is well-formed so that it is processed
correctly by the automated tools that manage the reports. (If you've ever
gotten a "bounce" message from the Debian Bug Tracking System that tells
you your message couldn't be processed, you might appreciate this latter
feature.)
Therefore, I strongly urge you to give "reportbug" a try as your primary
bug reporting tool for the Debian System, and try filing your report
again.
One way to install reportbug is with "apt-get"; for
example:
# apt-get install reportbug
The "reportbug" command has a few different modes that cater to different
levels of user expertise. If this message has contained a lot of jargon
that is unfamiliar to you, you likely want to use reportbug's "novice"
mode; here's one way to do that.
$ reportbug --mode=novice
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem,
or type 'other' to report a more general problem.
>
If you're more sophisticated, or if you are not using the released version
of Debian ("stable"), but instead Debian "testing" or "unstable", you
should use reportbug's standard mode.
$ reportbug
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem,
or type 'other' to report a more general problem.
>
The reportbug command is extensively documented in its usage message and
manual page. Commands to view these pieces of documentation are:
$ reportbug --help | more
$ man reportbug
(The output of the above commands has been omitted from this message.)
If you don't want to use reportbug, then please see:
http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting
for detailed instructions on how to file bug reports that are more
likely to be successfully resolved.
You can also view this document locally if you have the "doc-debian"
package installed:
# apt-get install doc-debian
$ pager /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt
Thanks for using the Debian system!
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