On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 09:49:56AM -0400, Thatcher Ulrich wrote: > On Jun 27, 2002 at 11:40 -0400, Thatcher Ulrich wrote: > > On Jun 27, 2002 at 10:05 -0400, Thatcher Ulrich wrote: > > > > > > BTW, can someone quickly explain what I do to try the new version of > > > the package? I'm a Debian newbie, so I only really understand the > > > basics of dselect/aptitude. > > OK, I fiddled around endlessly and discovered that the x-window-system > and x-window-system-core packages do not automatically pull in the > 4.2.0 version of xserver-xfree86, on my system. Probably an APT > configuration thing, like I said I'm new to Debian. Hmm, I'm not sure what packages you're using: Package: x-window-system-core Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11 Installed-Size: 120 Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Source: xfree86 Version: 4.2.0-0pre1v1 Depends: xserver-xfree86, xlibmesa3, xfonts-base (>> 4.0), xfonts-100dpi, xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-scalable, xbase-clients, xutils > So I successfully got the new stuff by grabbing xserver-xfree86. > > Good news -- seems to be working here, and, the bug that has been > annoying me the most is fixed! On my Trident CyberBlade-equipped > laptop, with 4.1.0-17 and prior, when I switched back to X from a > console, the screen would go all "melted" white (like it had the wrong > refresh rate). FYI, this LCD phenomenon is called "blooming". It's generally considered a bad thing, and when it happens you should try to stop it by any means necessary. Take the box down hard if you have to. > With 4.2.0-0pre1v1, it works great! > > Thank you, XF86 developers & Debian maintainers! Glad to hear it! -- G. Branden Robinson | Optimists believe we live in the Debian GNU/Linux | best of all possible worlds. branden@debian.org | Pessimists are afraid the optimists http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | are right.
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