on Wed, 03 Dec 2003 12:11:20PM -0600, Cage insinuated:
>
>
> Nick Hastings wrote:
> >* Roger Chrisman <rogerhc@pacbell.net> [031203 14:36]:
> >
> >>Googling my topic, I find,
> >>http://www.maenad.net/geek/di8k-debian/node5.html
> >>
> >> "The way to reconfigure the X-server is by using dpkg (what else?). Do:
> >>
> >> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> >
> >
> >Thats right.
> >
> >
> >> to reconfigure X. It's best just to change one parameter at a time, so
> >> you can see what's working and what's not. "
> >>
> >>
> >>Is that good advice?
> >
> >
> >*shrug*, I guess it depends on the person.
> >
> >
> >>Here's what I get when I try:
> >>
> >> p3a:/home/roger# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> >> /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xserver-xfree86 is not fully installed
> >> p3a:/home/roger#
> >>
> >
> >Aha. Try:
> >
> >dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86
> >
>
> Negative. Problem is he's using the vesa xserver so you're going to
> want to use
>
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-vesa
>
> or apt-get install xserver-xfree86 and then reconfigure it. but
> you're using xfree 3 and not xfree 4. if it works stick with it.
argh. i'd update this if i had the original document, but it's gone
with a hard drive crash ... :(
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