Re: Display Set-Up

[Beans <anchorbean@sohu.com>]

s. keeling wrote:

> Incoming from Beans:
>  
>
> > Vijaya S wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > You dont have to reinstall Sarge for that..
> > > stop X server and then type
> > > # dpkg--reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> > >
> > > Follow the wizard and enter the correct value.
> > >      
> > As the xserver worked,  we can edit the configure file 
> > (/etc/X11/XFree86-4) instead of 'dpkg-reconfigure'. After all, this way 
> > need more brain.
> >    
>
> You've got brains to spare?  Good for you.  I've just been conversing
> with someone whose box contains no vi (by his choice).  "vi's too
> hard."
>
> I think the "dpkg-reconfigure $BLAH" stuff is a pretty feature.  You
> don't have to use it, but for obscure stuff you don't know intimately,
> it's nice to have.
>
>
>  
I do know the dpkg-reconfigure stuff is a pretty feature for many users, 
but not for me. I can not believe it has an effect to the configure 
file, specially you have a wrony one first. May be a video card probe 
tool can give me some help, but the package reconfigure couldn't do it.

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