I wrote: > I cannot seem to get xserver-xfree86 configured on a Powerbook G3 > (Lombard). [...] > > The symptoms are that the xserver package hangs when configuring (both > 4.0.2-13 and 4.0.3-1), forcing me to manually break (^C) to get back > to that prompt.
For the record, the problem turns out to have been with the "mdetect" mouse autodetection package. xserver-xfree86 was attempting to use it during configuration, and hanging. Once the mdetect package was removed, installation proceeded smoothly. -- John
