Re: 'manual' x configuration - where's xf86config?

On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 06:25:49PM +0100, Martin Waller wrote:
My x freezes on start after I installed etch and I want to use
xf86config to reconfigure it. What happened to that utlitlty? I cannot
work out what package its in.

As you see, "The Debian Way" is to use dpkg-reconfigure.

Often, Xorg will at least start by not using an xorg.conf file at all.

If dpkg-reconfigure doesn't give you a functioning X, you could try, as
root:

# xorg -configure

This should generate a basic config file that you can edit or at least
get some info to then plug into your dpkg-reconfigure answers.

Doug.


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