From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05116109C5 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B841152AF4 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:56 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: tHKKUd7z7MSACvcVJXZ94QVcgGxndTN0mZi1Sr1Usyqe 1217457715 Received: from localhost (24-105-209-113.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.209.113]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E1533D912 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:55 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: reconfiguring xserver-xorg (xorg.conf) Message-ID: <20080730224155.GA11768@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20080730132454.GA8937@cq.ftml.net> <20080730224144.GB26013@clearwire.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080730224144.GB26013@clearwire.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:41:57 -0000 Here's what that gives: cq:~# dpkg-reconfigure desktop Package `desktop' is not installed and no info is available. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: desktop is not installed cq:~# aptitude show desktop E: Unable to locate package desktop cq:~# The real problem seems to be the absence of anything plugged into the video socket on my back panel. This is a Debian Sid installation, 2.6.24 kernel. Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (3% of Full) My web site: http://hallenbeck.ftml.net and my cell phone: 1-518-334-9022. -------- It is impossible for an optimist to be pleasantly surprised.