Bug#192602: Bug in xserver-xfree86 currupting video display.
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 04:24:04AM -0700, Black Raven wrote:
> > First, it doesn't display an error message, per se. Well, example one,
> > is: www.tentacle.net/~awk/snapshot1.jpg It's lost some quality do to how
> > much I compressed it. www.tentacle.net/~awk/snapshot1.png is the original
> > png.
> >
> > Using aptitude, I upgraded xserver-xfree86 from the version in stable
> > (4.1.0-16) to the version in unstable (4.2.1-6), that's when the problem
> > showed up.
>
> You did not provide sufficient information with your initial report for
> me to handle this bug.
>
> The XF86Config(7) manual page says:
>
> When reporting bugs to the Debian Bug Tracking System in
> xserver-xfree86, be sure to include a copy of your
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and /var/log/XFree86.0.log (or
> whichever log file the X server used - see XFree86(1x)) files
> in the bug report. Many problems with the X server are the
> result of poor configuration. Furthermore, this information
> aids the Debian Developers in determining your hardware sce‐
> nario.
>
> If you use the "reportbug" package and command, the above files will be
> included automatically if they exist.
>
> Also, are you still experiencing this problem with xserver-xfree86
> 4.2.1-11?
The bug vanished with the newer version of the xserver-xfree86. (The
older version also worked.) (And, as far as I know, it doesn't exist with
4.2.1-11.)
Sorry I couldn't have been more of a help, but I'm not exactly familiar
with the bug reporting procedure. I'll try to remember to include the
config files, in any future bug reports.
-awk
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