Bug#373961: Confirming
I see this behavior too. I finally gave up using dpkg --reconfigure and just hand editted xorg.conf.
Scott
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers oldstable
APT policy: (900, 'oldstable'), (900, 'unstable'), (900, 'testing'), (900, 'stable'), (600, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on:
ii debconf 1.5.2 Debian configuration management sy
ii x11-common 1:7.0.22 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc
ii xbase-clients 1:7.0.1-2 miscellaneous X clients
ii xkb-data 0.8-5 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-8 X.Org X server -- core server
ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.0.22 the X.Org X server -- input driver
ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev [xs 1:1.1.2-1 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv
ii xserver-xorg-input-kbd [xser 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d
ii xserver-xorg-input-mouse [xs 1:1.0.4-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-i810 [xse 1:1.5.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx
ii xserver-xorg-video-v4l [xser 0.0.1.5-1 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di
Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends:
ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system
ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop
ii mdetect 0.5.2.1 mouse device autodetection tool
ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1 X Resolution Probe
-- debconf information:
* xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers:
xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd: false
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: false
* xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1920x1440, 1600x1200, 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600
* xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal:
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options:
* xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant:
* xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: CTL 910TF
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: false
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: true
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-95
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/write_dri_section: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc104
xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: i810
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Advanced
* xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1920x1440 @ 75Hz
* xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm)
* shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2
* shared/no_known_x-server:
* xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-160
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false
xserver-xorg/config/fontpath/fontserver:
* xserver-xorg/config/modules: GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe
xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram:
xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller
* xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error:
* shared/multiple_possible_x-servers:
* xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:0:2:0
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg
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