Re: toshiba video problem

[Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>]

On Tue 05 Apr 2022 at 15:43:02 -0400, Noah Sombrero wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:20:01 +0200, Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> >On Tue 05 Apr 2022 at 14:23:48 -0400, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:10:01 +0200, Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >I think Arch uses it, and they have an extremely good wiki.  Sometimes,
> >> >searching Google for the answer to a Debian question will turn up a
> >> >link to the Arch wiki.  And pretty often, an answer that works in Arch
> >> >will also work in Debian.  But not always.
> >> >
> >> >It's also possible that they turned up an answer involving ~/.xprofile
> >> >from some random web forum where GNOME users happened to be conversing,
> >> >if what you say is correct.  GNOME is rapidly becoming its own separate
> >> >sub-operating-system, where nothing works quite the same way as it does
> >> >on regular Linux-based systems.  Recognizing that the answer you're
> >> >reading only applies to GNOME requires a fair amount of experience.
> >> 
> >> And often online advice is at least 5 years old, usually more.  Time
> >> enough in the world of debian for things change, change back, invert
> >> and circle for a landing.  I am adventurous to simply try things.
> >> Eventually, usually, something works.
> >
> >You are living in cloud-cuckoo land. Debian X does not use ~/.xprofile.
> >Got it?
> 
> Actually it was from a ubuntu support site 7 years ago, and knowing
> that ubuntu is derived from debian, it was worth a shot.  

I deal in what the files in /etc/X11/ tell us.

> >The Debian X setup has not changed significantly in the past twenty
> >years. Fit that into your world view!
> 
> um hum.  Regardless, I did find a way.

Good luck? Good management? :)

-- 
Brian.