On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Adam Heath wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
2. Dexconf asks you if you want to overwrite XF86Config-4.
If you answer no, it will proceed with questions about
your hardware etc.
It should FOAD (which part of no does it not understand?).
On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Jason Thomas wrote:
On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 04:28:03AM +0200, Peter Mathiasson wrote:
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 04:03:59PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
3. nVidia drivers are not in dexconf's database. If you use an
nVidia card, ignore dexconf's questions and see
On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:37:16PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
* martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.18 22:25:42+0200]:
you know a word that has ADAC in it, and starts and ends with 'he'?
say, what is PEBCAK??? you are giving me headaches!!!
(2.5 rounds of recognition to the
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 06:17:34AM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
Hm. So you're telling me that you've answered debconf questions, yet you
don't have debconf installed? That's pretty weird.
How'd you manage that?
debconf-tiny, perhaps?
--
Nick Phillips -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This will be a
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 06:17:34AM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 02:01:25PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
SNIP
Anyway, I'll just chmod/chattr the file to buggery, let's see if
that POS manages to overwrite that. That's the kind of thing I'd
do in windoze...
Ok, here's what I learned.
0. Make sure you have a backup copy of XF86Config-4.
1. Dexconf (the program that configures X in debian) is run
*every* time xserver package is updated.
It should run 1) on initial X installation, 2) on major
upgrade that introduces changes in config file,
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 04:03:59PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
3. nVidia drivers are not in dexconf's database. If you use an
nVidia card, ignore dexconf's questions and see 0.
It is, and has been as long as I remember. The name is nv
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
2. Dexconf asks you if you want to overwrite XF86Config-4.
If you answer no, it will proceed with questions about
your hardware etc.
It should FOAD (which part of no does it not understand?).
Not quite.
It will ask you questions that you
* Adam Heath ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
2. Dexconf asks you if you want to overwrite XF86Config-4.
If you answer no, it will proceed with questions about
your hardware etc.
It should FOAD (which part of no does it not
Dimitri Maziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, you are saying that if I run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 now,
it will only ask questions I haven't answered? IOW, it won't
ask anything, since I've just answered every question? Lessee...
Of course not, else dpkg-reconfigure wouldn't be much
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
* Adam Heath ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
2. Dexconf asks you if you want to overwrite XF86Config-4.
If you answer no, it will proceed with questions about
your hardware etc.
It
On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 04:28:03AM +0200, Peter Mathiasson wrote:
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 04:03:59PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
3. nVidia drivers are not in dexconf's database. If you use an
nVidia card, ignore dexconf's questions and see 0.
It is, and has been as long as I
* Dimitri Maziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.17 19:26:37-0500]:
Hi boys and girls,
anyone can tell me what the fuck is that dexconf crap and how do I
get rid of it? I mean, really, which genius came up with the idea
that I need to regenerate a perfectly working config file every time
I
* martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly:
* Dimitri Maziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.17 19:26:37-0500]:
Hi boys and girls,
anyone can tell me what the fuck is that dexconf crap and how do I
get rid of it? I mean, really, which genius came up with the idea
that I need to
* Dimitri Maziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.18 14:01:25-0500]:
i think you messed up debconf. try
dpkg-reconfigured debconf
dpkg-reconfigured: command not found. Neither is dpkg-reconfigure.
Any other suggestions?
learn how to administer a Debian system?
Anyway, I'll just
On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 02:01:25PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
* martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly:
* Dimitri Maziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.17 19:26:37-0500]:
Hi boys and girls,
anyone can tell me what the fuck is that dexconf crap and how do I
get rid of it? I
* Daniel Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.19 06:17:34+1000]:
The answer here starts with P, ends with K, and has EBCA inbetween. If
you can't even start up dpkg-reconfigure, then I suggest you stop using
Debian now. Run, don't walk.
you know a word that has ADAC in it, and starts and ends with
Thus spake Daniel Stone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 02:01:25PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
* martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly:
* Dimitri Maziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.17 19:26:37-0500]:
Hi boys and girls,
anyone can tell me what the fuck is that
* martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.18 22:25:42+0200]:
you know a word that has ADAC in it, and starts and ends with 'he'?
say, what is PEBCAK??? you are giving me headaches!!!
(2.5 rounds of recognition to the person who identifies the reference)
--
martin; (greetings
martin f krafft wrote:
* martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.18 22:25:42+0200]:
you know a word that has ADAC in it, and starts and ends with 'he'?
say, what is PEBCAK??? you are giving me headaches!!!
(2.5 rounds of recognition to the person who identifies the reference)
On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 14:21:59 -0700
Craig Dickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
martin f krafft wrote:
* martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.18 22:25:42+0200]:
you know a word that has ADAC in it, and starts and ends with
'he'?
say, what is PEBCAK??? you are giving me headaches!!!
* Tim Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.18 14:52:05-0700]:
I'm not sure what PEBCAK is but PEBKAC is
Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.
but surely, this has a different meaning ;-
--
martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
Tim Moss wrote:
I'm not sure what PEBCAK is but PEBKAC is
Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
I suspect K and C are commutative.
Craig
Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
anyone can tell me what the fuck is that dexconf crap and how do I
get rid of it? I mean, really, which genius came up with the idea
that I need to regenerate a perfectly working config file every time
I update $PACKAGE?
now please watch your language a
Hi boys and girls,
anyone can tell me what the fuck is that dexconf crap and how do I
get rid of it? I mean, really, which genius came up with the idea
that I need to regenerate a perfectly working config file every time
I update $PACKAGE?
Jeesus F. Christ... it could at least ask me if I
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