XFree Won't Run with ATI Radeon 7000

[Kent Frazier]

> nope, see above, no changes are written....either copy back the backup
> you made before editing it manually, or try to create a new one with
> sudo xf86cfg (regard that you need to change the location of the file to
> save on exit to store it in /tmp or your home dir) now copy the newly
> created file to /etc/X11.
> 
> your xserver should work as detected by xf86cfg.

Hello Oliver,
Is there a way to make manual changes and still have it write changes?
 I have to manually edit the X config files to get my mouse with extra
buttons to function properly in X.  As far as I know, there is no way
to do this through the utilities.  Am I incorrect in this?  Is there
any way to make the changes I need and still have dpkg track my config
file?

Kent