Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.22 Severity: normal I wasn't able to recreate xorg.conf today. One of many reasons that this was the case was because /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.postinst insists on using md5sums of links!
I'm going to guess that /var/lib/x11/X.md5sum had an old value of the checksum, even though the /etc/X11/X link was one that the package had created--not me. Here is the relevant bits of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.postinst: # compare the current and stored checksums; if they do not match, assume # that's the way the user wants it. # why, why, why, why, why, why, why are we md5suming this? -daniels if [ "$(readlink "$SERVER_SYMLINK" | md5sum)" = \ "$(cat "$SERVER_SYMLINK_CHECKSUM")" ] || \ [ "$(echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg" | md5sum)" = \ "$(cat "$SERVER_SYMLINK_CHECKSUM")" ] || \ [ "$(echo "/usr/bin/X11/Xorg" | md5sum)" = \ "$(cat "$SERVER_SYMLINK_CHECKSUM")" ] || \ ! [ -e "$SERVER_SYMLINK" ]; then I agree with daniels; why, indeed?! If it wasn't checking the (incorrect) sums, this test would have passed on my system. I have a couple of suggestions: 1. Simply check the value of $SERVER_SYMLINK and only muck with it if it doesn't exist, or it's a known old value. 2. Even better, do the usual dpkg thing: observe dpkg's --force-confdef (as well as --force-confold and --force-confnew) and create $SERVER_SYMLINK.dpkg-new or $SERVER_SYMLINK.dpkg-old appropriately. The user will find it and be able to ditch the new or old link appropriately. As a workaround, I ran the following command: sudo sh -c "readlink /etc/X11/X | md5sum > /var/lib/x11/X.md5sum" -- 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 -- Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]