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Post #124,865 by ben_tilly 11/9/03 11:31:30 PM Reply	No good Removing imwheel means that X-related stuff crashes faster. Using dpkg-reconfigure means that I have to figure out how to get my video card working with Debian. I have a working setup, but it doesn't use Debian's infrastructure for managing X11. Before when I looked at it, it wasn't at all obvious how it was working, and I have received "help" emails from others who are trying to figure out how to do it. Therefore I don't want to start down that path until I get desperate... I'm playing with manually adjusting imwheel usage now. Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #124,866 by deSitter 11/9/03 11:35:38 PM Reply	Advice No matter how perfect apt is, XFree is a black art. Try running the script "xf86config" - it's text oriented - step by step - and never fails to make a workable X configuration. If you've entered the world of X binary incompatibilies - my prayers are with you :) Currently I'm trying to modify the Cirrus server code - X is a huge, ugly mess - amazing it works so well most of the time. -drl
Post #124,908 by ben_tilly 11/10/03 10:23:38 AM Reply	I have had xf86config fail And so I prefer not to go there while there is a choice. Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #124,912 by pwhysall 11/10/03 10:33:48 AM Reply	Try X -configure Attempts to generate a usable config file automatically. xf86config is deprecated. Any further discussion of this will require you posting your hardware list, XF86 startup logs, and /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #124,913 by folkert 11/10/03 10:39:59 AM Reply	I want you to try this: apt-get remove --purge gpm (and the other stuff it uses, like imwheel and so on) dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 select the apropos device for you mouse (if it is USB /dev/inpu/mice, PS/2 /dev/aux, etc...) then re-write your conf... Goto CTRL-ALT-F1 and login (as root or you and su to root) /etc/init.d/gdm stop ; /etc/init.d/gdm start or whichever Display Manager you use. That should take care of your issue. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey*

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