Bug#220657: fix is in the works

2005-03-09 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
Hello, I'm currently working on a fix for this libxf86config bug (libxf86config writes a bogus XF86Config-4 when run with non-C-like LC_NUMERIC locale -- see BTS); maybe this could be fixed before Sarge releases. If there's anyone else interested, please contact me. Nikolaus -- To UNSUBSCR

Bug#279252: Please fix x-terminal-emulator for Sarge

2004-11-27 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
Hello X hackers, please, please fix this bug before Sarge gets released. Steinar H. Gunderson wrote: > uxterm is now the default alternative for x-terminal-emulator; however, > debian-installer does not set an UTF-8 locale for my language (nb_NO). I just ran into this bug with my fresh Sarge in

Bug#220657: [xibs-static-dev/mgapdesk] Please consider reassigning to mgapdesk

2006-04-19 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
Hello, the upload of X11R7 to unstable is stirring things up, and as I read that xlibs-static-dev is being dropped, I remember my oldest Debian bug. :-) I had filed this bug against mgapdesk initially, but later suggested that it's a problem of libxf86config, and it was thus reassigned to xlibs-s

Bug #220657: Reassign to xlibs-static-dev? Easy fix

2004-06-09 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
Hello dear developers, this i18n bug should be a trivial fix. However, looking at the code, it seems an issue of libxf86config, as mgapdesk calls xf86writeConfigFile(). libxf86config is part of the package xlibs-static-dev. This library surprisingly isn't beware of incompatible locales. IMO i

Bug#372079: xserver-xorg-video-mga: strange frequency behavior with dvi

2007-05-07 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
Hi Brice, On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 11:15:15AM +0200, Brice Goglin wrote: > About a year ago, you reported a bug to the Debian BTS regarding a > strange frequency behavior with DVI on a MGA board. [ questions snipped ] Thanks for taking action in this field! May I point you to bug #356558 [1] in

Bug#372067: xserver-xorg-video-mga: Please explicitly say in the package description and man page what the driver is capable of

2007-05-08 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 04:42:31PM -0700, t takahashi wrote: > (parenthetical note: i speak from experience. my non-working dvi > output on my pretty-common g550 video card has been a thorn in my side > for a really long time (years) So it is here, 4 years now. :-/ > and has led to this situati

Bug#372079: DVI on G550, some bad news, some good news

2007-05-08 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 06:40:15PM +0200, Brice Goglin wrote: > From upstream IRC channel: [ Getting DVI to work with the G550 ] > => There's a workaround, enable matroxfb. If your dfp goes black when > you start X, shut it off and on manually Interesting. Matroxfb *is* enabled in my kernel. B

Bug#372067: xserver-xorg-video-mga: Please explicitly say in the package description and man page what the driver is capable of

2007-05-08 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 02:21:13AM -0700, t takahashi wrote: > as of recently, it was not clear to a non-x-expert even with > nontrivial google searching: > > whether the open source driver is sufficient for simple 2d dvi use > with magic settings -- or not Indeed it seems that at least the man p

Bug#372079: DVI on G550, some bad news, some good news

2007-05-10 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 02:45:52PM -0700, t takahashi wrote: > On 5/8/07, Nikolaus Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I'll probably try Linux 2.6.18 with matroxfb after upgrading to Etch. > > can you let us on this bug (i seem to be on its forward list, which is >

Bug#220657: xlibs-static-dev: libxf86config:xf86writeConfigFile() writes localized output (decimal separator) when it shouldn't

2007-01-30 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
Hi Brice, thanks for taking care about some ancient bugs. On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 08:34:48AM +0100, Brice Goglin wrote: > About 3 years ago, you reported a bug to the Debian BTS regarding > xf86writeConfigFile generating localized output when it shouldn't. You > replied about 6 months ago, sayi

Bug#220657: xlibs-static-dev: libxf86config:xf86writeConfigFile() writes localized output (decimal separator) when it shouldn't

2007-02-01 Thread Nikolaus Schulz
On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 10:51:46PM +0100, Brice Goglin wrote: > mgapdesk has been removed from testing and unstable nowadays. > Reassigning bugs to it would not make sense. Ah, okay. > I checked the upstream X code. They still generate and read localized > numbers, and the code has been designed