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Bug#374583: marked as done (xserver-xorg: Rethink xorg.conf configuration)

Your message dated Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:37:09 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#220469: xserver-xfree86: dpkg-reconfigure should create the config file if it doesn't exist
has caused the Debian Bug report #220469,
regarding xserver-xorg: Rethink xorg.conf configuration
to be marked as done.

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Package: xserver-xorg
Version: 1:7.0.22
Severity: normal

Many bugs surround xorg.conf and its resilience to being modified by
dexconf. This report summarizes them, and suggests a better, more
consistent, and expected, strategy.

1. Most packages observe dpkg's --force-confdef (as well as --force-confold
   and --force-confnew). So, too, should xserver-xorg.

2. It is annoying to answer a bunch of configuration questions, only to
   have those changes not be written to the configuration file. One user
   asked (#337611) that those questions shouldn't be asked in this case.
   However, this isn't the correct fix.

3. Configuration questions MUST be asked when the package is being
   installed for the first time, or during dpkg-reconfigure (observing
   #1).

4. Configuration questions MUST NOT be asked upon a simple upgrade where
   no new configuration questions have been added. If a new
   configuration is needed, it will be installed subject to #1.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (80, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US)

Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on:
ii  debconf               1.5.1              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-al 1:7.0.22           the X.Org X server -- input driver
ii  xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- evdev input driv
ii  xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2        X.Org X server -- keyboard input d
ii  xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-3          X.Org X server -- mouse input driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.22           the X.Org X server -- output drive
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2        X.Org X server -- APM display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- ark display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.8.0-1        X.Org X server -- ATI display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3        X.Org X server -- Chips display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d
ii  xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- dummy display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-3        X.Org X server -- Glint display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- i128 display dri
ii  xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- i740 display dri
ii  xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2        X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx
ii  xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- Neomagic display
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3        X.Org X server -- Newport display 
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2        X.Org X server -- NSC display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2        X.Org X server -- NV display drive
ii  xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa
ii  xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2        X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display
ii  xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4        X.Org X server -- Savage display d
ii  xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3        X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di
ii  xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2        X.Org X server -- SiS display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2        X.Org X server -- SiS USB display 
ii  xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3        X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri
ii  xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3        X.Org X server -- TGA display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2        X.Org X server -- Trident display 
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-v4 0.0.1.5-1          X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di
ii  xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2        X.Org X server -- VESA display dri
ii  xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- VGA display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-3       X.Org X server -- VIA display driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2      X.Org X server -- VMware display d
ii  xserver-xorg-video-vo 1:1.0.0.5-2        X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d

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: true
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true
* xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24
* xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1400x1050, 1280x1024, 1024x768
* 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: DXS:1313
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: false
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-92
* 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: ati
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Advanced
* xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1600x1200 @ 85Hz
* 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: 50-85
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false
* xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, type1, vbe
  xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram:
  xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon R250 Lf [FireGL 9000]
* xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error:
* shared/multiple_possible_x-servers:
  xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:1:0:0
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg

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--- Begin Message --- 
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 23:05:07 +0100, Uwe Storbeck wrote:

> I like the idea protecting changes in the XF86Config-4 config file
> by a md5-sum.
> But if the config file doesn't exist dpkg-reconfigure should create
> a new one instead of refusing to write it:
> 
>   # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>   Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist.
> 
> If you are playing around with different options or even different
> graphic cards and want to start from scratch with a new config file
> you have to remove and reinstall the xserver-package (or at least
> with knowledge of package internals to recreate the md5-file).
> Removing the config file would be the much easier way.
> 
We don't create an X config file anymore, as X works well enough without
one.  Closing this bug as obsolete.

Cheers,
Julien

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