Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sun, Jun 25, 2006 at 04:31:21PM -0400, Bill Jones wrote: > On 6/25/06, Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 01:39:13AM -0400, Bill Jones wrote: > >> > >> HTH > >> -- > >> WC (Bill) Jones -- http://youve-reached-the.endoftheinternet.org/ > > >Hmmm gmail does do p

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On 6/25/06, Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 01:39:13AM -0400, Bill Jones wrote: > > HTH > -- > WC (Bill) Jones -- http://youve-reached-the.endoftheinternet.org/ Hmmm gmail does do proper sigs, sometimes. Weird. -- Chris. == Is that client specific? I

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 01:39:13AM -0400, Bill Jones wrote: > > HTH > -- > WC (Bill) Jones -- http://youve-reached-the.endoftheinternet.org/ > Hmmm gmail does do proper sigs, sometimes. Weird. -- Chris. == -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 11:59:52PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 01:18:44PM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: > > > > Try dexconf. A couple of weeks ago I had trouble configuring xorg.conf > > to work with my Wacom tablet. When my manual edits of xorg.conf caused > > pro

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 01:18:44PM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: > > Try dexconf. A couple of weeks ago I had trouble configuring xorg.conf > to work with my Wacom tablet. When my manual edits of xorg.conf caused > problems, dexconf wiped out the file and replaced it with a pure vanilla > versi

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 07:30:23PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > It would be interesting to know if running > > md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf > /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum Nope. I generated the md5sum as you suggested, ran dpkg-reconfigure again, the dialogue looked good again, but the file remai

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 04:47:06PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 09:34:38 -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > > So, if I understand you correctly, you don't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > file at all, and "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" re

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 12:54:28PM -0400, Bill Jones wrote: > > Is this an ATI or nVidia video card? I do not use an xorg.conf file > on my ATI systems; however for nVidia systems the file I pointed you > to will work unless your xorg system is broken in some unknown way. Hi Bill, My video syst

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

Try dexconf. A couple of weeks ago I had trouble configuring xorg.conf to work with my Wacom tablet. When my manual edits of xorg.conf caused problems, dexconf wiped out the file and replaced it with a pure vanilla version. Eventually I found successful manual edits to make the Wacom tablet wor

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 11:47:53 -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 04:47:06PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 09:34:38 -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > > So, if I understand you correctly, you don't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > file at all,

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On 6/24/06, Charles Hallenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > which dpkg-reconfigure refuses to update.) That's right. Except that Bill Jones just told me where I can download a default copy. I did so, repeated my attempt to reconfigure after copying the new xorg.conf to /etc/X11, and I get the sa

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 04:47:06PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 09:34:38 -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > So, if I understand you correctly, you don't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf > file at all, and "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" refuses to generate > one? (Usually peo

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 09:34:38 -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: [...] > I have a related problem. When I use dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, > everything apparently goes well, except the results of the > reconfiguration never get written anywhere. There is no warning or error > produced, but

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On 6/24/06, Charles Hallenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a related problem. When I use dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, everything apparently goes well, except the results of the reconfiguration never get written anywhere. There is no warning or error produced, but no xorg.conf file anywhe

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 06:53:58PM -0700, Willie Wonka wrote: > > Willie Wonka wrote: > and this too; > > > so 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' should do the trick - there's a way > (through the Priority option to mak

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

Willie Wonka wrote: > Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > > T wrote: > > > where can I find the xorgcfg and/or xorgconfig in Etch? > > What is really missing is a piece of documentation of how to set up xorg > > in debian. > > > > As said in my recent post, my dist-upgrade from sarge to etch went fi

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > T wrote: > > where can I find the xorgcfg and/or xorgconfig in Etch? > > What is really missing is a piece of documentation of how to set up xorg > in debian. > > As said in my recent post, my dist-upgrade from sarge to etch went fine, > except that I don't know ho

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On 6/22/06, Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As said in my recent post, my dist-upgrade from sarge to etch went fine, except that I don't know how to tweak my x-configuration. I also don't know, where to look for it. /etc/X11/xorg.conf is where it is *supposed* to be but on my sys

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > T wrote: > >> where can I find the xorgcfg and/or xorgconfig in Etch? have you tried man xorg.conf ? it will give you a list of locations where xorg looks for its config file. > What is really missing is a piece of do

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

T wrote: where can I find the xorgcfg and/or xorgconfig in Etch? What is really missing is a piece of documentation of how to set up xorg in debian. As said in my recent post, my dist-upgrade from sarge to etch went fine, except that I don't know how to tweak my x-configuration. I also don'

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:55:40 -0400, T wrote: > What is the recommended way to configure Xorg under Debian Etch then? > > This is what I tried: > > I did > > apt-get install xorg > > then startx, but get: > > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found If I do "Xorg

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:49:27 -0700, Rodney D. Myers wrote: >> > What is the recommended way to configure Xorg under Debian Etch then? >> > >> Does dpkg-reconfigure xorg solve your problem? >> > Did not work for me. I had to search through the many xorg packages, to > find the one that fit my vide

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:34:56 -0400 Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 21 June 2006 20:55, T wrote: > > > What is the recommended way to configure Xorg under Debian Etch then? > > > > Does dpkg-reconfigure xorg solve your problem? > > raju > Did not work for me. I ha

Re: Xorg Configuration in Etch

On Wednesday 21 June 2006 20:55, T wrote: > What is the recommended way to configure Xorg under Debian Etch then? > Does dpkg-reconfigure xorg solve your problem? raju -- http://kamaraju.googlepages.com/cornell-bazaar http://groups.google.com/group/cornell-bazaar/about -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Xorg Configuration in Etch

Hi where can I find the xorgcfg and/or xorgconfig in Etch? I can't seem to find them anywhere in Debian. http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?version=unstable&arch=i386&case=insensitive&word=xorgcfg&searchmode=searchword What is the recommended way to configure Xorg under Debian