Re: Possible bug
On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 10:34:03AM -0400, Russ Bryant wrote:
> I might have a bug, but I wanted to ask some info gathering questions to
> see if it might just be me misconfiguring my box. I have Rage 128 and
> just recently upgraded to Sarge. Running xserver-xfree8 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4,
> Viewsonic E40 setup with Advanced option for syncing in
> dpkg-reconfigure.
>
> The problem is that the xserver ignores the bottom ~24 pixels of the
> screen. It doesn't want to draw anything down there but the
> background. GDM seems unaffected as well as the vt's.
>
> Is this just a 'testing software' setup thing, or can I find info in a
> specific area to put together an informed bug report?
Please file a bug report. One of the best ways to do this is with the
"reportbug" package and command of the same name. One way to install
reportbug is with "apt-get"; for example:
# apt-get install reportbug
The "reportbug" command has a few different modes that cater to different
levels of user expertise. If this message has contained a lot of jargon
that is unfamiliar to you, you likely want to use reportbug's "novice"
mode; here's one way to do that.
$ reportbug --mode=novice
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem,
or type 'other' to report a more general problem.
>
If you're more sophisticated, or if you are not using the released version
of Debian ("stable"), but instead Debian "testing" or "unstable", you
should use reportbug's standard mode.
$ reportbug
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem,
or type 'other' to report a more general problem.
>
The reportbug command is extensively documented in its usage message and
manual page. Commands to view these pieces of documentation are:
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$ man reportbug
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Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:19:32PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a ?crit : >> >> >> > Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of >> > startx? >> >> I've just installed xdm and it seems that .Xresources >> is respected. Are you suspecting something? > > (Your mailer isn't very good with In-Reply-To: headers...) My apologies. I can't expect anything from a poor webmailer I have to use sometimes. > Yes. You probably have a $HOME/.xinitrc that is telling startx to > completely ignore the system startup files, exactly as it's supposed to. > That's why .Xresources isn't being merged. man xinit. > > (.Xdefaults files are client-side application-defaults; they are not > loaded into the X server as X resources are.) > > Alternatively, your /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc may not be stock. I got it. I was mistaken since I thought .xinitrc and .xsession had to be the same file. I removed .xinitrc and everything works fine now. Thank you for your help and patience. Cheers, -- Jérôme Marant http://marant.org
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:19:32PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a ?crit : > > > > Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of > > startx? > > I've just installed xdm and it seems that .Xresources > is respected. Are you suspecting something? (Your mailer isn't very good with In-Reply-To: headers...) Yes. You probably have a $HOME/.xinitrc that is telling startx to completely ignore the system startup files, exactly as it's supposed to. That's why .Xresources isn't being merged. man xinit. (.Xdefaults files are client-side application-defaults; they are not loaded into the X server as X resources are.) Alternatively, your /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc may not be stock. -- G. Branden Robinson|Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux |let's die doing something *useful*! [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | space exploration is dangerous pgpXOczik7gyc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of > startx? I've just installed xdm and it seems that .Xresources is respected. Are you suspecting something? Cheers, ___ Webmail Nerim, http://www.nerim.net/
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:19:32PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a ?crit : >> >> >> > Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of >> > startx? >> >> I've just installed xdm and it seems that .Xresources >> is respected. Are you suspecting something? > > (Your mailer isn't very good with In-Reply-To: headers...) My apologies. I can't expect anything from a poor webmailer I have to use sometimes. > Yes. You probably have a $HOME/.xinitrc that is telling startx to > completely ignore the system startup files, exactly as it's supposed to. > That's why .Xresources isn't being merged. man xinit. > > (.Xdefaults files are client-side application-defaults; they are not > loaded into the X server as X resources are.) > > Alternatively, your /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc may not be stock. I got it. I was mistaken since I thought .xinitrc and .xsession had to be the same file. I removed .xinitrc and everything works fine now. Thank you for your help and patience. Cheers, -- Jérôme Marant http://marant.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:19:32PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a ?crit : > > > > Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of > > startx? > > I've just installed xdm and it seems that .Xresources > is respected. Are you suspecting something? (Your mailer isn't very good with In-Reply-To: headers...) Yes. You probably have a $HOME/.xinitrc that is telling startx to completely ignore the system startup files, exactly as it's supposed to. That's why .Xresources isn't being merged. man xinit. (.Xdefaults files are client-side application-defaults; they are not loaded into the X server as X resources are.) Alternatively, your /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc may not be stock. -- G. Branden Robinson|Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux |let's die doing something *useful*! [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | space exploration is dangerous msg05308/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of > startx? I've just installed xdm and it seems that .Xresources is respected. Are you suspecting something? Cheers, ___ Webmail Nerim, http://www.nerim.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 12:38:59PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > >> Could it be some configuration issue on my side? > > > > Yes, you could have goofed up one the conffiles that controls X startup. > > > > You might want to ensure the files in /etc/X11/Xsession.d are stock. > > /etc/X11/Xsession itself as well. > > Hmm, they have the same md5sum as the ones from xfree86-common. > Well, I'll leave the .Xdefaults link for now. > Thanks. Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of startx? -- G. Branden Robinson|It's like I have a shotgun in my Debian GNU/Linux |mouth, I've got my finger on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] |trigger, and I like the taste of http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |the gunmetal. -- Robert Downey, Jr. pgpmCeg6b27ap.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 12:38:59PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > >> Could it be some configuration issue on my side? > > > > Yes, you could have goofed up one the conffiles that controls X startup. > > > > You might want to ensure the files in /etc/X11/Xsession.d are stock. > > /etc/X11/Xsession itself as well. > > Hmm, they have the same md5sum as the ones from xfree86-common. > Well, I'll leave the .Xdefaults link for now. > Thanks. Is your .Xresources file respected if you log in with xdm instead of startx? -- G. Branden Robinson|It's like I have a shotgun in my Debian GNU/Linux |mouth, I've got my finger on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] |trigger, and I like the taste of http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |the gunmetal. -- Robert Downey, Jr. msg05287/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 09:05:18PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: >> I replaced mine with yours and reran startx. >> Unfortunately, X neither loaded it. In both cases, >> a manual run of xrdb doesn't complain and acts properly. >> >> Could it be some configuration issue on my side? > > Yes, you could have goofed up one the conffiles that controls X startup. > > You might want to ensure the files in /etc/X11/Xsession.d are stock. > /etc/X11/Xsession itself as well. Hmm, they have the same md5sum as the ones from xfree86-common. Well, I'll leave the .Xdefaults link for now. Thanks. -- Jérôme Marant http://marant.org
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 09:05:18PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: >> I replaced mine with yours and reran startx. >> Unfortunately, X neither loaded it. In both cases, >> a manual run of xrdb doesn't complain and acts properly. >> >> Could it be some configuration issue on my side? > > Yes, you could have goofed up one the conffiles that controls X startup. > > You might want to ensure the files in /etc/X11/Xsession.d are stock. > /etc/X11/Xsession itself as well. Hmm, they have the same md5sum as the ones from xfree86-common. Well, I'll leave the .Xdefaults link for now. Thanks. -- Jérôme Marant http://marant.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 09:05:18PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > I replaced mine with yours and reran startx. > Unfortunately, X neither loaded it. In both cases, > a manual run of xrdb doesn't complain and acts properly. > > Could it be some configuration issue on my side? Yes, you could have goofed up one the conffiles that controls X startup. You might want to ensure the files in /etc/X11/Xsession.d are stock. /etc/X11/Xsession itself as well. -- G. Branden Robinson|Any man who does not realize that Debian GNU/Linux |he is half an animal is only half a [EMAIL PROTECTED] |man. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |-- Thornton Wilder pgpGcb031gUyj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 09:05:18PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > I replaced mine with yours and reran startx. > Unfortunately, X neither loaded it. In both cases, > a manual run of xrdb doesn't complain and acts properly. > > Could it be some configuration issue on my side? Yes, you could have goofed up one the conffiles that controls X startup. You might want to ensure the files in /etc/X11/Xsession.d are stock. /etc/X11/Xsession itself as well. -- G. Branden Robinson|Any man who does not realize that Debian GNU/Linux |he is half an animal is only half a [EMAIL PROTECTED] |man. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |-- Thornton Wilder msg05278/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
En réponse à Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:08:29AM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote:
> > [Please CC me on reply]
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I do have a .Xresources file in my home directory
> > (with permissions 0644).
> > I always launch Xfree through 'startx' and it seems that
> > my .Xresources is never taken into account, although it
> > should (according to the /etc/X11/Xsession{,.d/*} files.
> >
> > I noticed that when I create a .Xdefaults link to
> > .Xresources, my X resources are properly loaded.
> >
> > Is it a bug or did I missed something for any documentation?
>
> I can't reproduce this. My .Xresources file is respected just fine.
>
> -rw-r--r--1 branden branden 863 Nov 13 2001
> /home/branden/.Xresources
>
> Attached. Make sure you're using proper X resource syntax.
I replaced mine with yours and reran startx.
Unfortunately, X neither loaded it. In both cases,
a manual run of xrdb doesn't complain and acts properly.
Could it be some configuration issue on my side?
Thanks.
Cheers,
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Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
En réponse à Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:08:29AM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote:
> > [Please CC me on reply]
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I do have a .Xresources file in my home directory
> > (with permissions 0644).
> > I always launch Xfree through 'startx' and it seems that
> > my .Xresources is never taken into account, although it
> > should (according to the /etc/X11/Xsession{,.d/*} files.
> >
> > I noticed that when I create a .Xdefaults link to
> > .Xresources, my X resources are properly loaded.
> >
> > Is it a bug or did I missed something for any documentation?
>
> I can't reproduce this. My .Xresources file is respected just fine.
>
> -rw-r--r--1 branden branden 863 Nov 13 2001
> /home/branden/.Xresources
>
> Attached. Make sure you're using proper X resource syntax.
I replaced mine with yours and reran startx.
Unfortunately, X neither loaded it. In both cases,
a manual run of xrdb doesn't complain and acts properly.
Could it be some configuration issue on my side?
Thanks.
Cheers,
--
Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:08:29AM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote:
> [Please CC me on reply]
>
> Hi,
>
> I do have a .Xresources file in my home directory
> (with permissions 0644).
> I always launch Xfree through 'startx' and it seems that
> my .Xresources is never taken into account, although it
> should (according to the /etc/X11/Xsession{,.d/*} files.
>
> I noticed that when I create a .Xdefaults link to
> .Xresources, my X resources are properly loaded.
>
> Is it a bug or did I missed something for any documentation?
I can't reproduce this. My .Xresources file is respected just fine.
-rw-r--r--1 branden branden 863 Nov 13 2001
/home/branden/.Xresources
Attached. Make sure you're using proper X resource syntax.
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! Personal Xresources file
XClipboard*Form*Text*font: fixed
XConsole.verbose: true
XConsole*iconic:false
XConsole*geometry: 1272x89+0-58
XConsole*saveLines: 1000
XConsole*font: 6x10
XTerm*autoWrap: true
XTerm*curses: true
XTerm*loginShell: true
XTerm*reverseWrap: true
XTerm*scrollBar:true
XTerm*saveLines:5000
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: false
XTerm*trimSelection:true
XTerm*visualBell: true
XTerm*activeIcon: true
XTerm.VT100.background: gray30
XTerm.VT100.foreground: gray90
XTerm.VT100.geometry: 200x55-0+20
XTerm.VT100.color4: DodgerBlue1
XTerm.VT100.color8: gray50
XTerm.VT100.color12: SteelBlue1
!XTerm.VT100.scrollbar.background: white
!XTerm.VT100.scrollbar.foreground: blue
XCalc*IconName: xcalc
XLock.star.delay: 2
XLock.star.batchcount: 100
XLock.star.saturation: 1.0
XLock.star.rock: on
XLock.star.trek: 0
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Re: Possible bug in handling of .Xresources?
On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:08:29AM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote:
> [Please CC me on reply]
>
> Hi,
>
> I do have a .Xresources file in my home directory
> (with permissions 0644).
> I always launch Xfree through 'startx' and it seems that
> my .Xresources is never taken into account, although it
> should (according to the /etc/X11/Xsession{,.d/*} files.
>
> I noticed that when I create a .Xdefaults link to
> .Xresources, my X resources are properly loaded.
>
> Is it a bug or did I missed something for any documentation?
I can't reproduce this. My .Xresources file is respected just fine.
-rw-r--r--1 branden branden 863 Nov 13 2001 /home/branden/.Xresources
Attached. Make sure you're using proper X resource syntax.
--
G. Branden Robinson|
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] | outlaws will @goH7Ok=http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
! Personal Xresources file
XClipboard*Form*Text*font: fixed
XConsole.verbose: true
XConsole*iconic:false
XConsole*geometry: 1272x89+0-58
XConsole*saveLines: 1000
XConsole*font: 6x10
XTerm*autoWrap: true
XTerm*curses: true
XTerm*loginShell: true
XTerm*reverseWrap: true
XTerm*scrollBar:true
XTerm*saveLines:5000
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: false
XTerm*trimSelection:true
XTerm*visualBell: true
XTerm*activeIcon: true
XTerm.VT100.background: gray30
XTerm.VT100.foreground: gray90
XTerm.VT100.geometry: 200x55-0+20
XTerm.VT100.color4: DodgerBlue1
XTerm.VT100.color8: gray50
XTerm.VT100.color12: SteelBlue1
!XTerm.VT100.scrollbar.background: white
!XTerm.VT100.scrollbar.foreground: blue
XCalc*IconName: xcalc
XLock.star.delay: 2
XLock.star.batchcount: 100
XLock.star.saturation: 1.0
XLock.star.rock: on
XLock.star.trek: 0
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Re: Possible bug in installation
#include * Skip Queen [Wed, Jan 01 2003, 12:54:43AM]: > I have tried to install Debian Woody 3.0 a total of six times and each > time the same thing happens. My video is all screwed up. XWindows does > not work. When I pick up video card (i810) it won't work at all. If I > pick VESA it will "sort of" work - i.e., not the resolution I pick so > things "float" across the screen and the resolution will not go above > 800X600. Someone told me there was a bug in the kernel. I have had no > problem with my system using either Mandrake, Redhat, SuSE or Knoppix - > only Debian (Woody). Can you help! Thanks! How is this related to debian-boot, or boot-floppies? Like you passed the installation fine and fail on ocnfiguration. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- > Someone said that X is a difficult package to maintain and that there > is nothing wrong if PACKAGING it takes 3+ months. People have managed > to install it from sources in matter of HOURS (well, that didn't work > for me, dunno why).
Re: Possible bug in installation
#include * Skip Queen [Wed, Jan 01 2003, 12:54:43AM]: > I have tried to install Debian Woody 3.0 a total of six times and each > time the same thing happens. My video is all screwed up. XWindows does > not work. When I pick up video card (i810) it won't work at all. If I > pick VESA it will "sort of" work - i.e., not the resolution I pick so > things "float" across the screen and the resolution will not go above > 800X600. Someone told me there was a bug in the kernel. I have had no > problem with my system using either Mandrake, Redhat, SuSE or Knoppix - > only Debian (Woody). Can you help! Thanks! How is this related to debian-boot, or boot-floppies? Like you passed the installation fine and fail on ocnfiguration. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- > Someone said that X is a difficult package to maintain and that there > is nothing wrong if PACKAGING it takes 3+ months. People have managed > to install it from sources in matter of HOURS (well, that didn't work > for me, dunno why). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
