Re: xserver-xfree86 install problem (debian-testing)
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Do you still have the 2.2.18pre21 kernel that shipped with potato? If so,
either disable the framebuffer interface in xserver-xfree86 (dpkg-reconfigure
xserver-xfree86) or upgrade your kernel to one that supports framebuffering.
It's also probably preferable to apt-get install x-window-system from the
woody distribution.
HTH,
Bob
On Sunday 07 October 2001 13:57, Blars Blarson wrote:
> I've got a system where I've recently installed potato and then
> upgraded to testing. (Current as of a couple of days ago.) I never
> had X working on potato, but I suspect the bits of it remaining may be
> part of the problem.
>
> When I try to install xserver-xfree86 I get the error
> "subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 128"
> Not very helpful.
>
> I've probably made matters worse trying to debug the problem. Adding
> a -v to /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.postinst gave a few more
> messages, but the messages stop after starting the frontend.
>
> I've tried deinstalling, reinstalling, reconfiguring, and beating it
> sensless. (ok, not really beating it.) Nothing works, the package is
> wedged.
>
> xf86cfg does start X and try to configure it. Once I hand-edited the
> configuration for my mouse even was usable. I then removed the bogus
> second display (the onboard framebuffer has too little vram to be
> useful) and copied it to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 .
>
> startx won't work, it wants something in /etc/X11/X, but I can't
> figure out what.
>
> I did find a reference to the deinstalled xserver-mach64 in
> /etc/X11/Xserver, fixing it to refer to xserver-xfree86 let the
> install ask if I wanted to overwrite /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 before it
> bombs with the same useless error.
>
> The framebuffer ("vidio card") is an ATI @play 98 (mach64 with 8 megs)
> pci card. The unused motherboard one is also a mach64.
>
> Can someone give me a clue how to fix it, or at least some help
> figuring out what's wrong?
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