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Re: XF86Config location



On  0, Hans Ekbrand <hans@sociologi.cjb.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 04:24:30PM +0930, Tom Cook wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I have just installed Berlin (from unstable) on a woody box.  Now when
> > I try to start x (with startx) I get this message:
> > 
> > Could not find config file!
> > - Tried:
> > 	/etc/XF86Config
> > 	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.jmelhuish
> > 	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> > 
> > Given that it tried these locations it is not suprising that it didn't
> > find it, since it is /etc/X11/XF86Config.
> > 
> > I have tried to apt-get --reinstall install and dpkg-reconfigure
> > 	xserver-common
> > 	xserver-svga
> > 	xbase-clients
> > 	xfree86-common
> > 	xlibs
> 
> X v4 uses /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> 
> The xserver-xfree86 package includes the new all-cards server, it
> replaces the old xserver-svga.

But I use X v3 still (mostly because I haven't gotten around to upgrading yet).

Tom
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