I am forwarding you message to the list, there some one can help you better then I. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: xorg reconfigure problem after upgrade Date: Wednesday 09 July 2008 From: Can-Hua Chen <chencanhua@fudan.edu.cn> To: "Damon L. Chesser" <damon@damtek.com> On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 12:48:47AM -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > On Wednesday 09 July 2008 12:31:31 am Can-Hua Chen wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 11:41:52PM -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > > > On Tuesday 08 July 2008 11:35:14 pm Damon L. Chesser wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 08 July 2008 11:25:12 pm Can-Hua Chen wrote: > > > > > I just dist-upgrade (testing), and found that > > > > > "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" doesn't > > > > > prompt for driver, monitor configuration as > > > > > before, but only keyboard and mouse configure. > > > > > > > > > > Is it new policy of xserver-xorg package? > > > > > Or my system has problem after this dist-upgrade? > > > > > > > > > > Any hint is appreciated. > > > > > > > > http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 > > > > http://intellinuxgraphics.org/dualhead.html > > > > > > > > those options you asked about are not automaticaly detected, MOSTLY > > > > right. When it is wrong, you need the first link to fix it. > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > eh-hemmm! I meant "are now automaticaly detected" not "are not > > > automaticaly detected". Sorry if this caused confusion. > > > > Thanks. > > So you mean xserver package now is capable of detect the > > right my Intel driver so that a query about driver and monitor > > during dpkg-reconfigure is not needed any more? > > Yes, most of the time, not all of the time. For when it does not, you need > that info I posted. I just dpkg-reconfigure again. Xserver now runs well using the auto-generated conf. However, additional functions of my touchpad are not enabled, including right-click region and scroll region. ------------------------------------------------------- -- Damon L. Chesser damon@damtek.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser
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