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 1401A10B57 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 13:45:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF698152D7F for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 13:45:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:45:27 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: frqJsIYTaiiVkgvs3HjCjC/yItkfHcAygsBiemX4MGOG 1217699126 Received: from localhost (24-105-209-113.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.209.113]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B26EE15A10 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2008 13:45:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 13:45:25 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: reconfiguring xserver-xorg (xorg.conf) Message-ID: <20080802174525.GA9669@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20080730132454.GA8937@cq.ftml.net> <012001c8f34e$bb63fcf0$4ba65c90@vv507j> <20080802163457.GA22137@braille.uwo.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080802163457.GA22137@braille.uwo.ca> 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: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:45:38 -0000 Hi, Terry, That's interesting. I have put the problem on a back burner for now, and have nothing new to report. I played a bit with xvfb but then other problems came along requiring my attention, so the xorg.conf issue was put aside. I have dropped off the Debian user list due to excessive traffic, so I don't know what the chatter is about this issue. Chuck On Sat , Aug 02, 2008 at 12:34:57PM -0400, Terry D. Cudney wrote: > Hi Chuck, John and everyone interested in this thread, > > Just wondering, Chuck, did you find a solution to your problem? > > I have a similar problem here, except that I have a monitor connected. After the initial installation of Debian Sid (now kernel v 2.6.26) the xserver/gdm/gnome/etcetera all worked fine. After a "aptitude sae-upgrade", the xserver was updated and has not worked since. > > On examining the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, it appears that the definition for my monitor is missing/incorrect. > On initial installation, and on other systems, it identifies my monitorcorrectly, a Sony GDM-500ps. > > Now this Debian sid system has: > X.Org X Server 1.4.2 > Release Date: 11 June 2008 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > > I have tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, as suggested, with low priority enabled, but it only askes for input re keyboard, nothing about the monitor or mouse. > > I have also installed the 'xdebconfigurator' package that should update the configuration on reboot, but no joy. > > If you have found a solution, could you please share it? > > TIA, > > --terry > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 03:48:05PM -0500, John Heim wrote: > > This is just a guess but i think you need to reconfigure debconf. Maybe you > > have it configured to ask only mmedium questions. > > > > # dpkg-reconfigure debconf > >