Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

[Thierry Chatelet <tchatelet@free.fr>]

On Sunday 25 October 2009 19:01:35 Charles Kroeger wrote:
> Dennis Wicks wrote:
> > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> >
> > Does not exist. Not needed in Squeeze
> 
> Thierry Chatelet wrote:
> >....and copy the file generated in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> >
> >After following your suggestion I can now get X to come up
> >like it used to!
> 
> You da man!!
> 
> >No drivers available
> >Fatal server error:
> >No screens found
> 
> This is because there is no /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to read or if there is
>  one, no video drivers are listed
> 
> You can also generate this useful file by running:
> 
> #dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> 
> This will create a file [/etc/X11/xorg.conf] for you. Sometimes this file
>  needs editing, it usually picks a video driver [if you have them
>  available] but not necessarily the one you wanted but one that will get
>  you an X session, nonetheless.
> 
> This used to get results too:
> 
> #dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> 
> --
> C
> 

I don't think so. Not any longer in squeeze. Hal is suppose to take care of 
everything. Unfortunately, with this intel graphic card, it does not work. it 
works fine on 2 others boxes with nvidia and ati.
Thierry