Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.1.0-1 Severity: normal i just bootstrapped a fresh debian sid installation and installed x-window-system-core,which also installs xserver-org. that showed me always the same dialog "Empty Value not allowed here." "Empty Value." (sorry i did not write don't the exact text,so may be different). after looking at the postint script and a bit of experimentating i changed the value of xserver-xorg/config/monitor/default-identifier to a non-empty string,and after that it worked. i don't know if that was the problem or if i did something different,too.
-- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf 1.5.5 Debian configuration management sy ii x11-common 1:7.1.0-1 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xbase-clients 1:7.1.ds-3 miscellaneous X clients ii xkb-data 0.8-14 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.1.1-8 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.1.0-1 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-evde 1:1.1.2-3 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kbd 1:1.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mous 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.1.0-1 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.6.0-3 X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.6.2-2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-chip 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-cirr 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cyri 1:1.1.0-4 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-dumm 1:0.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fbde 1:0.3.0-3 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-glin 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i810 2:1.6.5-3 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.1.dfsg.1-4 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-neom 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-nv [ 1:1.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-rend 1:4.1.0.dfsg.1-4 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3vi 1:1.9.1-3 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sava 1:2.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-sili 1:1.4.1-4 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.9.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-sisu 1:0.8.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 1:1.2.1-4 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tga 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-trid 1:1.2.1-3 X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-tsen 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-v4l 0.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:1.2.1-3 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vga 1:4.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-via 1:0.2.1-4 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vood 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: pn discover1 | discover <none> (no description available) ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop pn mdetect <none> (no description available) pn xresprobe <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: * xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ExplorerPS/2 * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc105 * xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: nv * xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: Geforce5200 xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Simple shared/no_known_x-server: * xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error: * xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24 * xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1280x1024 * xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: false * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: nodeadkeys * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error: xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error: xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us * xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, ddc, extmod, freetype, glx, type1, v4l * xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-160 * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: FP767 * xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true * shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/device/default-identifier: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: false * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1280x1024 @ 60Hz xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/default-identifier: foo * xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-70 * xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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