Re: sarge: last night's "apt-get" overwrites/changes /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

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John Fleming wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hannes Mayer" <debiandude@gmail.com>
> To: "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@familiasanchez.net>; 
> <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: sarge: last night's "apt-get" overwrites/changes 
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
>
>
> On 6/5/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@familiasanchez.net> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 11:53:19AM +0200, Hannes Mayer wrote:
> > > Hi all!
> > >
> > > An "apt-get upgrade" last night broke my mousewheel. Furthermore the
> > > mouse speed has decreased. (several (all?) XFree86 packages were
> > > updated)
> > >
> > > The problem is that "apt-get" seems to overwrite/change the X-config
> > > file: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> > > So if you "apt-get upgrade" now, make sure you have a backup of that
> > > config file.
> > >
> >
> > Strange, if you have customized XF86Config-4 (every should, as there is
> > no default), it should (a) leave it alone, or (b) ask you what to do.
> > If it does neither, then it is bug that needs to be filed.
>
>
> > Hi Roberto!
>
>
> > Yes, there is definately something wrong, since it didn't ask aswell.
> > Bug filed: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=312101
> > Let's see what the X folks say...
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I did the Sarge update/dist-upgrade last night as well - no 
> questions.  I'm remote from my servers today, so I can't test the 
> mouse, but my mouse section of my XF86Config-4 appears unchanged, so I 
> expect it to work.
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> Do others remember specific changes to this file?
>
> - John
Here is the original InputDevice config on my system, as well as a diff 
between my old and my new XF86Config file.
(Shows the same problem as the original post.)

Section "InputDevice"
       Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
       Driver          "mouse"
       Option          "CorePointer"
       Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
       Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
       Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
       Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
       Driver          "mouse"
       Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
       Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
       Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
       Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

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Diff-file output

~/Desktop/compare$ diff -bB XF86Config-4_old XF86Config-4_new
67,74d66
< Section "InputDevice"
<       Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
<       Driver          "mouse"
<       Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
<       Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
<       Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
<       Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
< EndSection
124d115
<       InputDevice     "Generic Mouse"
~/Desktop/compare$                                       

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Hope it helps
Andre