On 15 Jul 2004, Kent West wrote: > I've got a sid box on which I wanted to change the resolution, so I ran > "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86". Afterwards, I took a look at the > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file, and found that it was not touched. > > I've seen this before, and followed the instructions at the top of the > XF86Config-4 file, as in: > > ># cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom > ># md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum > ># dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > but that does not work on this machine. Also, this machine's > XF86Config-4 file doesn't even have these instructions; the entire > header area is different, looking like: > > >### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION > ># XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by > >dexconf, the > ># Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. > ># > ># Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page. > ># (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.) > ># > ># If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only > >make changes > ># before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the > ># "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below. > ># > ># To change things within the debconf section, run the command: > ># dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > ># as root. Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated > ># XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in > >/usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz. >
I have something different in XF86Config-4: # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the # Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page. # (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86 # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver Maybe try this? Anthony -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
