Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.22 Severity: normal Many bugs surround xorg.conf and its resilience to being modified by dexconf. This report summarizes them, and suggests a better, more consistent, and expected, strategy.
1. Most packages observe dpkg's --force-confdef (as well as --force-confold and --force-confnew). So, too, should xserver-xorg. 2. It is annoying to answer a bunch of configuration questions, only to have those changes not be written to the configuration file. One user asked (#337611) that those questions shouldn't be asked in this case. However, this isn't the correct fix. 3. Configuration questions MUST be asked when the package is being installed for the first time, or during dpkg-reconfigure (observing #1). 4. Configuration questions MUST NOT be asked upon a simple upgrade where no new configuration questions have been added. If a new configuration is needed, it will be installed subject to #1. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (80, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf 1.5.1 Debian configuration management sy ii x11-common 1:7.0.22 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xbase-clients 1:7.0.1-2 miscellaneous X clients ii xkb-data 0.8-5 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-8 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-al 1:7.0.22 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.22 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.8.0-1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3 X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4 X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2 X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-v4 0.0.1.5-1 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di ii xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-3 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VMware display d ii xserver-xorg-video-vo 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop ii mdetect 0.5.2.1 mouse device autodetection tool ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1 X Resolution Probe -- debconf information: * xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd: true * xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true * xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24 * xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1400x1050, 1280x1024, 1024x768 * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: * xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: DXS:1313 * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true * xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: false * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-92 * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error: * xserver-xorg/config/write_dri_section: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc104 xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: ati * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Advanced * xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1600x1200 @ 85Hz * xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) * shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2 * shared/no_known_x-server: * xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-85 * xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false * xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, type1, vbe xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram: xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon R250 Lf [FireGL 9000] * xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error: * shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:1:0:0 * xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg -- Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
