On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 09:44:59AM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > I'm running Etch amd64 and trying to get xorg working, am having a > problem and trying to find the answer for myself. I go to the debian > web site and try to look for relavent bugs (my first time doing this) > and find 381612 re dpkg-reconfigure not updating xorg.conf because it > says its been modified when it hasn't. I can't find out how to read > discussion on this issue. > > I then go to the mailing list archives and find some relavant threads > but get a 404 error when I try to access them, e.g under debian-testing > "xserver-xorg-core installing problem" gets 404 error for > //srv/-srv10/msg00033.html > > Perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. Here's the > problem: > > Hardware: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 with AMD64 Athlon 3800+, video card is > Asus EN7300GT (nVidia GeForce 7300GT), 1 GB ram. Dual 80 GB SATA hard > drives raid1/lvm. > > Using aptitude, install xorg and get all the dependencies OK. > Seemingly normal debconf questions. > > startx, get lowres. CA+ doesn't change much, all 60 Hz refresh. The > monitor is a 21" drafting flat CRT capable of high refresh and highres. > > Check the xorg.conf file and see that its using the vesa driver at > 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480. > > Try running dpkg-reconfigure and get the same message as bug 381612 > about not updating xorg.conf because its bee altered. I would like to > see if there's a workaround for this bug but don't know how.
man dexconf. Very handy to restore the x config back to the way it should be according to debconf. > I would like to know how to track this down for myself. Is this the > right mailing list? > > I would like to have it use the nv driver. Does the nv driver support your card? The 7300 is rather new, not sure if the xorg driver supports that yet. > I would like higher res/refresh. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
