Second call for X testers.

[Pierfrancesco Caci]

:-> "Fabio" == Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione at fabbione.net> writes:

    > Make a copy of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 for backup and exit X. login in
    > console mode and do in sequence the following 3 tests (please keep the
    > same order when executing and reporting):

    > First test - autoconfiguration with hw detection tools -:

    > apt-get update
    > apt-get upgrade
    > apt-get install discover1 xresprobe laptop-detect mdetect

they were already installed and at latest version at this point

    > apt-get --purge remove xserver-xfree86

it removes also x-window-system-core

    > (be sure there is no /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file)

no XF86Config-4. Check passed

    > echo $LANG

not set

if I issue "locale", everything is POSIX

    > (check if the language is set properly)
    > apt-get install xserver-xfree86



    > take notes of how many questions you will see (if any).

here are the questions, with suggested answers in () and my answrer in
[] if different
- select keyboard layout (us)

screen blanked for a sec, like if it were doing -probeonly. Nothing is
logged in /var/log though

    > Check now your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and compare it to the one you had
    > before and try to fire up X to see if it works as you expected.

There are differences in the frequencies (28-51 instead of 28-50, and
43-60 instead of 43-75). Also, the Modes are all "1024x768" now,
instead of the 4-way choice. The lower resolution modes, albeit not
good looking, were working, with old config.

The new config works, I see no difference except that I can't
ctrl-alt-[+-] to change resolution. No big deal, I'll squint to watch
those pr0ns... ahem...




    > Make a copy of /var/log/XFree86.0.log and of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.

done. available on request

    > Second test - reconfiguration -:


    > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

I'm just pressing enter here on each question...

at the "please select your monitor's best video mode" question, it's
somewhat strangely suggesting 1280x960 at 60Hz. My LCD is a 4:3, not a
16:9 though. I'm forcing 1024x768 at 75 here. 

I see no XF86Config-4 saved at this time in the /etc/X11
directory. Wtf? again the MD5 problem? Fabbione let me know if you
want me to redo this step. 


    > this is more a UI test than a technical test. I would like to have
    > feedback if the dialogs you see are good enough to understand the
    > question and so on.. keep in mind that a single change to these templates
    > will kill translations too, but we can change the order of them if
    > required.

    > Third test - configuration without hw detection tools - :

    > apt-get --purge remove xserver-xfree86 laptop-detect mdetect discover1 xresprobe
    > (be sure there is no /etc/X11/XF86Config-4)

ok

    > apt-get install xserver-xfree86

-select keyboard layout (us)
-select video mode you'd like to use (1024x768, 800x600, 640x480)

    > Check again /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 comparing it with the working one. You
    > will notice that the configuration is pretty different. It is important
    > here to fire up X and see if it works with this new config.

In the new config, comparing with the one in first step above, there's
no "Generic Mouse", no "Synaptics Touchpad". The video card has
"Generic Video Card" and "Vesa" instead of the full ATI string and the
ati driver. I have 3 choices in the modes lines now, as expected.
The only available mouse is "Configured Mouse"

X can't start with this config.



    > Make a copy of /var/log/XFree86.0.log and of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.

done. All logs and configs will be on
http://bassotto.noc.seabone.net/~pieffe/ 
in a few minutes.



Pf

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