Bug#389506: fails to configure with debconf
Package: xserver-xorg
Version: 1:7.1.0-1
Severity: grave
I installed etch from a beta3 CD and upgraded to sid. After installing
xserver-xorg to satisfy the dependency of fglrx-driver, I got a dialog
box saying:
Empty value: A null entry is not permitted for this value.
Hitting OK just causes it to be shown again. I cannot install X..
Here's the debconf debug output:
debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT low xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GO
debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier
debconf (developer): --> 0
debconf (developer): <-- SET xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- FSET xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier seen false
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- FSET xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error seen false
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT critical xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error
debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked
debconf (developer): <-- GO
(at this point the error is shown, and the cycle begins again)
-Josh
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8)
Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on:
ii debconf 1.5.5 Debian configuration management sy
ii nvidia-glx [xserver-xorg-vide 1.0.8774-3 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
ii x11-common 1:7.1.0-1 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc
ii xbase-clients 1:7.1.ds-3 miscellaneous X clients
ii xkb-data 0.8-13 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.1.1-7 X.Org X server -- core server
ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.1.0-1 the X.Org X server -- input driver
ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev [xse 1:1.1.2-3 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv
ii xserver-xorg-input-kbd [xserv 1:1.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d
ii xserver-xorg-input-mouse [xse 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-apm [xserv 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- APM display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-ark [xserv 1:0.6.0-3 X.Org X server -- ark display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-ati [xserv 1:6.6.2-2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-cirrus [xs 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d
ii xserver-xorg-video-dummy [xse 1:0.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-fbdev [xse 1:0.3.0-3 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 [xser 1:1.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri
ii xserver-xorg-video-i810 [xser 2:1.6.5-3 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx
ii xserver-xorg-video-neomagic [ 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display
ii xserver-xorg-video-nv [xserve 1:1.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- NV display drive
ii xserver-xorg-video-s3virge [x 1:1.9.1-3 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display
ii xserver-xorg-video-sis [xserv 1:0.9.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-sisusb [xs 1:0.8.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display
ii xserver-xorg-video-tga [xserv 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-trident [x 1:1.2.1-3 X.Org X server -- Trident display
ii xserver-xorg-video-tseng [xse 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa [xser 1:1.2.1-3 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri
ii xserver-xorg-video-vga [xserv 1:4.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-via [xserv 1:0.2.1-4 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-voodoo [xs 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d
Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends:
pn discover1 | discover <none> (no description available)
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 excluded
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