-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, 22.11.2004 at 08:57 +0100, Andrea Vettorello wrote:
> > May I add suggestions to your fine recipe page under "Post-install?" > > > > 1) Directly edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. For some reason, > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 didn't work for me. > > > > IIRC, if you modify your XF86Config-4 without dpkg-reconfigure, to > preserve your customisations the X config are not updated > automatically anymore when you upgrade them or when you use > dpkg-reconfigure. > > There should be a FAQ in xfree86-common or xserver-common that has all > the details... The top of XF86Config-4 says: # 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-xfree86 The file /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum is used to see whether the file matches its state the last time it was dpkg-reconfigure-ed ... Dave. - -- Dave Ewart - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBoa3lnhBnac0o2pIRAvxbAKDZesmr0/baCQ1bFZVQy+yj/Dv6AwCeMkx5 bPmgd9EFeNLz0ZaCaaTCFgU= =e8h5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]