Re: 4.2 test packages and ATI Radeon
On Sat, 2002-07-20 at 00:59, Jim McCloskey wrote:
>
> Thanks for making 4.2 test packages available. This is a report of an
> attempted upgrade on my laptop and some problems which emerged.
>
> The system: Debian `testing' up to date as of July 18th
> kernel 2.4.18
> graphics card: ATI Radeon Mobility LY (AGP)
> 2 pointing devices: 1. trackball
> 2. Logitech optical mouse on a USB port
>
> apt-get dist-upgrade completed without error.
>
> When I ran X -configure, the screen went black and the system wouldn't
> respond to keyboard input.
[...]
Why does everybody want to run X -configure, what's the problem with the
xserver-xfree86 debconf interface? X -configure is fragile and problems
with it should be directed upstream.
--
Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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