retitle 251568 xserver-xfree86: [debconf] new lspci output confuses config script thanks On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 09:53:37PM +1000, Andree Leidenfrost wrote: > On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 15:06, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Could you try purging and reinstalling the XFree86 package, or running > > through d-i again, and leaving the pre-filled value in, so that you can > > file a bug report against xserver-xfree86 with "reportbug"? That will > > automatically include the config file and server logs so we can take a > > closer look at the problem. > > Done. I've reinstalled from scratch using d-i daily 040528. Bug number > is 251568. The problem here is that lspci has changed its output format. > Cool. As an intermediate measure, would it be possible to add an entry > 1280x1024@60HZ to the Medium monitor configuration screen? I've added this to the TODO list. > > Needless to say, this only works if discover is installed, and > > recognizes the video card. You might try installing the discover > > package and running the "discover" command without arguments. > > Right. d-i currently comes with discover1 as far as I can tell. I thought they had switched to discover2. > When I run the discover command I get no output at all, this is both > as root and as a normal user. What am I supposed to see/do? The > manpage sounds like running discover should produce output. Yes, it should. Something is wrong. File a bug against discover. > Then again, the manpage mentions optins -h and -v which don't seem to > exist...hm. Odd. The manpage is out of sync with the executable? > > I think we can probably make some improvements in all three of the areas > > you noted. > > Sounds good. Is there any other information I can gather that would > possibly help? Not at present. Thank you for following up! -- G. Branden Robinson | You are not angry with people when Debian GNU/Linux | you laugh at them. Humor teaches branden@debian.org | them tolerance. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- W. Somerset Maugham
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