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'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?
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On 09/30/07 12:25, Martin Waller wrote:
> duh!
>
> My x freezes on start after I installed etch and I want to use
> xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlitlty? I cannot
> work out what package its in.
>
> Also, in the debian reference manual, at
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-xsrvr, it
> refers to xserver-common-v3 (I think I need this as I have an old matrox
> card)- I can find no such package in etch - is the ref manual out of
> date or something? Surely not?
Looks like it is out of date. Try running :
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?
On 09/30/2007 01:25 PM, Martin Waller wrote:
> duh!
>
> My x freezes on start after I installed etch and I want to use
> xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlitlty? I cannot
> work out what package its in.
>
> Also, in the debian reference manual, at
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-xsrvr, it
> refers to xserver-common-v3 (I think I need this as I have an old matrox
> card)- I can find no such package in etch - is the ref manual out of
> date or something? Surely not?
>
> Thanks for any help,
Have you looked at the release notes? Perhaps:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#s-xorg
Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ("etch"), Intel x86 - Issues to
be aware of for etch
5.3 XFree86 to X.Org transition
Also, /etc/X11/xorg.conf and $ man xorg.conf.
Post errors from /var/log/ for more help.
Regards,
Ralph
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'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?
s. keeling wrote:
> Martin Waller :
>
>> xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlity? I cannot
>> work out what package it's in.
>>
>
> (0) heretic /home/keeling_ apt-file search xf86config
> doc-linux-html: usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-html/Xinerama-HOWTO/editxf86config.html
> doc-linux-html: usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-html/Xinerama-HOWTO/xf86config.html
> xmanpages-ja: usr/share/man/ja/man1/xf86config.1x.gz
>
sorry - just what does that add to the issue? I'm not intersted in
Xinerama or html pages...
>
>> Also, in the debian reference manual, at
>> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-xsrvr, it
>> refers to xserver-common-v3 (I think I need this as I have an old matrox
>> card)- I can find no such package in etch - is the ref manual out of
>>
>
> (0) heretic /home/keeling_ lspci | grep -i vga
> 01:08.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2164W [Millennium II]
>
> That's a 4 Mb PCI card. Works fine with Version: 1:7.1.0-19 (Etch).
> For some Matrox cards, you may be better off trying the generic vesa
> svga server.
>
>
>
Lucky you.
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'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?
On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 06:25:49PM +0100, Martin Waller wrote:
> My x freezes on start after I installed etch and I want to use
> xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlitlty? I cannot
> work out what package its in.
As you see, "The Debian Way" is to use dpkg-reconfigure.
Often, Xorg will at least start by not using an xorg.conf file at all.
If dpkg-reconfigure doesn't give you a functioning X, you could try, as
root:
# xorg -configure
This should generate a basic config file that you can edit or at least
get some info to then plug into your dpkg-reconfigure answers.
Doug.
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SOLVED 'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?
Thanks guys - I was mistaking 1024x768 for 88x600...
And changing the bit depth down to 16 allowed 166x1200 as somoene
tirelssly pointed out.
Maybe I'm rusty or my brain's atrophied - never used to take me a day to
get this stuff sorted - coudln't have done it without this list and
tghe pateince of those who responded..
Sincerest thanks.
I'll crawl back under my stone now....
Martin
Martin Waller wrote:
> duh!
>
> My x freezes on start after I installed etch and I want to use
> xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlitlty? I
> cannot work out what package its in.
>
> Also, in the debian reference manual, at
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-xsrvr,
> it refers to xserver-common-v3 (I think I need this as I have an old
> matrox card)- I can find no such package in etch - is the ref manual
> out of date or something? Surely not?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Martin
>
>
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SOLVED 'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?
(600x800, 1600x1200, etc - man I can't even type now :( )
Martin Waller wrote:
> Thanks guys - I was mistaking 1024x768 for 88x600...
>
> And changing the bit depth down to 16 allowed 166x1200 as somoene
> tirelssly pointed out.
>
> Maybe I'm rusty or my brain's atrophied - never used to take me a day
> to get this stuff sorted - coudln't have done it without this list
> and tghe pateince of those who responded..
>
> Sincerest thanks.
>
> I'll crawl back under my stone now....
>
> Martin
>
> Martin Waller wrote:
>> duh!
>>
>> My x freezes on start after I installed etch and I want to use
>> xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlitlty? I
>> cannot work out what package its in.
>>
>> Also, in the debian reference manual, at
>> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-xsrvr,
>> it refers to xserver-common-v3 (I think I need this as I have an old
>> matrox card)- I can find no such package in etch - is the ref manual
>> out of date or something? Surely not?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>
>
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