Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
In Hardy xorg seems to have a "know what's best" kind of attitude, hiding information about the driver being used (in xorg.conf) and not allowing the user to reconfigure specifications by running this command: dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg I have usually used the latter to reconfigure xorg when the screen did not work properly (such as booting into a black screen), bu booting into recovery mode. This would usually ask me a series of questions concerning my video card, resolution, driver etc. Removing "-phigh" from the command added a lot more questions concerning the keyboard. Until recently when I ran that command on a new computer using hardy. -phigh did not work at all and taking it out allowed me to configure they keyboard but does not ask me to configure video (which is what I want to configure). I got the following output. xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwritting possibly customized configuration file: backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080203121105 Currently using Intel Mobile VGA GM965/GL960 (rev 03) on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 alpha5 I ended up rewriting my xorg.conf file and it seems to work in low resolution now. This bug is to report that there was no method for inexperienced users to user-interactive method of configuring the VGA controller with proper auto-detection (since that part was skipped over). It is also to report that the xorg.conf file only shows "Configured Device" instead of the standard "Identifier, Busid, Driver, Screen" which is changeable by the user. Original Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/198609 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- xorg does not allow user to reconfigure video driver and monitor specifications - Intel Driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198789 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
