Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-07-30 Thread David Broome
Just to verify - this problem still exists. and the fix mentioned does not work. It only gets rid of the error message but still creates no new xorg.conf file. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-07-30 Thread David Broome
I was wrong. The hack does work. The problem still exists but this solves it for my system. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized Date: Sunday 30 July 2006 12:23 pm From: David

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-07-04 Thread bitlogic
Fathi Boudra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * if i remove my xorg.conf and run dpkg-reconfigure, no new file created In addition to removing xorg.conf, in 1:7.0.22, you may have to also perform the following: sudo sh -c readlink /etc/X11/X | md5sum /var/lib/x11/X.md5sum See #374578.

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-06-20 Thread Bill Wohler
Marc Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:02:45AM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, and it made it difficult for him to

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-06-12 Thread Fathi Boudra
hi, i've got also this bug in xerver-xorg 7.0.21: * if xorg.conf is customized, nothing is done * if i remove my xorg.conf and run dpkg-reconfigure, no new file created i noticed that on my current box, i doesn't have a warning, and on a new installed box i've got a warning telling that the

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-04-13 Thread Daniel Stone
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 08:38:47PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: As long as it writes it somewhere OTHER than on top of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, please. The fact that a customized configuration will not be destroyed without a deliberate action is a good thing, whether or not that customized

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-04-12 Thread Daniel Stone
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:02:45AM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, and it made it difficult for him to automagically adapt to the new paths for

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-04-12 Thread Wolfgang Lonien
David Nusinow wrote: Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.10 Severity: normal The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, and it made it difficult for him to automagically adapt to

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-04-12 Thread Marc Wilson
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:02:45AM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, and it made it difficult for him to automagically adapt to the new paths for

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-04-12 Thread David Nusinow
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 08:38:47PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:02:45AM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, and it made it

Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized

2006-04-11 Thread David Nusinow
Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.10 Severity: normal The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, and it made it difficult for him to automagically adapt to the new paths for modular.