On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 10:34:03AM -0400, Russ Bryant wrote: > I might have a bug, but I wanted to ask some info gathering questions to > see if it might just be me misconfiguring my box. I have Rage 128 and > just recently upgraded to Sarge. Running xserver-xfree8 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4, > Viewsonic E40 setup with Advanced option for syncing in > dpkg-reconfigure. > > The problem is that the xserver ignores the bottom ~24 pixels of the > screen. It doesn't want to draw anything down there but the > background. GDM seems unaffected as well as the vt's. > > Is this just a 'testing software' setup thing, or can I find info in a > specific area to put together an informed bug report?
Please file a bug report. One of the best ways to do this is with the
"reportbug" package and command of the same name. One way to install
reportbug is with "apt-get"; for example:
# apt-get install reportbug
The "reportbug" command has a few different modes that cater to different
levels of user expertise. If this message has contained a lot of jargon
that is unfamiliar to you, you likely want to use reportbug's "novice"
mode; here's one way to do that.
$ reportbug --mode=novice
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem,
or type 'other' to report a more general problem.
>
If you're more sophisticated, or if you are not using the released version
of Debian ("stable"), but instead Debian "testing" or "unstable", you
should use reportbug's standard mode.
$ reportbug
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem,
or type 'other' to report a more general problem.
>
The reportbug command is extensively documented in its usage message and
manual page. Commands to view these pieces of documentation are:
$ reportbug --help | more
$ man reportbug
(The output of the above commands has been omitted from this message.)
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