RE: SOLVED (Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 yeilds no XF86Config-4 file?)

Thanks everyone for helping lead me to the solution.

I had two problems:
1.I needed to change the mouse to /dev/psaux and specify PS/2 and
2. I wasn't updating the XF86Config-4 file ( I had read the note below
but misinterpreted it )

I had been changing the config but didn't realize that it wasn't being
updated.

Thanks again! Now I just need to get my Dlink DWL-G510 WiFi card working
and all my dreams will have come true...

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: Joris Huizer [mailto:jorishuizer@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:33 PM
To: debian-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: and it's a good thing too (Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
yeilds no XF86Config-4 file?)


Clive Menzies wrote:
>
> It's written as a comment in the conf file itself. If you manually
> modify the conf file dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 won't work until

> you move the modified file out of the way:
>
> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically #

> updated # again, run the following commands as root:
> #
> # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
> # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
> # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>
> Regards
>
> Clive
>

Just to give you the idea of why this is a good thing :-)
some years ago when I was using woody, an upgrade of X wiped away any
changes in a customly configured XF86Config-4 -- I'm sure the need for
these commands is to prevent just that problem

(ow, I meant to write that to the original poster but, anyway, it'll
show up in the thread)

regards,

Joris


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