David R. Litwin wrote: >On 31/07/05, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>David R. Litwin wrote: >> >> >>>I found the said file and the bits pertaining. But, there seem to be >>>quite a few. Should I change them all or only some? >>> >>> >>Be aware that if you manually tweak this [XF86Config-4], running >>"dpkg-reconfigure >>xserver-xfree86" will no longer have any effect until you do the steps >>listed at the top of the file. So if you haven't already manually >>modified this file, you might want to run the dpkg-reconfigure command >>instead. >> >> > >I tried to run that three times making a change only when it asks what >the default size should be. I un-choose 800x600 and choose 640x840. >However, it does not make any changes to the XFree86Config-4 file. > > As mentioned, if this file have ever been manually editted, dpkg-reconfigure will no longer modify it unless you follow the steps at the top of the file. (I really think it's a bug in dpkg-reconfigure to leave the file alone without any indication, but I've never filed on it.) I such a situation, either make the manual edits, or do the steps at the top of the file and then rerun dpkg-reconfigure.
Also, if you're running Testing or Sid, it might be that you've inadvertently upgraded to X.org, in which case XF86Config-4 is irrelevant anyway; you should be looking at xorg.conf. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
