Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.3+5 When installing the package on a system without a previous xorg version installed/configured, I am prompted for the screen resolutions to use and after answering, the install hangs indefinitely. I added set -x to the postinst script and found that it hangs at this point:
+ for QUESTION in '"shared/default-x-server"' '"xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse"' '"xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram"' '"xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port"' '"xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol"' '"xserver-xorg/config/modules"' '"xserver-xorg/config/monitor/default-identifier"' '"xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier"' '"xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section"' + db_unregister shared/default-x-server + _db_cmd 'UNREGISTER shared/default-x-server' + IFS=' ' + printf '%s\n' 'UNREGISTER shared/default-x-server' + IFS=' ' + read -r _db_internal_line (stuck here) -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2 1.5.17 Debian configuration management sy ii x11-common 1:7.3+5 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii x11-xkb-utils 7.3+1 X11 XKB utilities ii xkb-data-legacy 1.0.1-4 Classic XKB data ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4-3 Xorg X server - core server ii xserver-xorg-input 1:7.3+5 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input 1:1.2.0~git20070819-4 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input 1:1.2.2-3 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-input 0.14.7~git20070706-1 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Or ii xserver-xorg-video 1:7.3+5 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.1-10 X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.6.0-9 X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:6.6.193-3 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.1-9 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.0-8 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.0-8 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.2.0-7 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.3.1-4 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.1-8 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.2.1-4 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.0-7 X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.0-7 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 2:2.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.4.7.dfsg.1-3 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.1-8 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.2.1-4 X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video 1:2.8.3-2 X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:2.1.5-1 X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video 1:4.1.3.dfsg.1-4 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.5.0-4 X.Org X server -- legacy S3 displa ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.9.1-7 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video 1:2.1.3-4 X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.5.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.9.3-6 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.8.1-9 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.3.0-6 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.0-9 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.2.3-6 X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video 0.1.1-6 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.3.0-4 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video 1:4.1.0-8 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:0.2.2-5 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video 1:10.15.2-1 X.Org X server -- VMware display d ii xserver-xorg-video 1:1.1.1-5 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii discover1 1.7.21 hardware identification system ii dmidecode 2.9-1 Dump Desktop Management Interface ii laptop-detect 0.13.2 attempt to detect a laptop ii libgl1-mesa-dri 7.0.2-2 A free implementation of the OpenG ii udev 0.114-2 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1-0.1 X Resolution Probe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]