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    Debian Linux on the P-6831FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by bloodandsoil, May 11, 2008.

  1. bloodandsoil

    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    I installed Debian Lenny on my new Gateway P-6831 FX. The xorg.conf appears to be wrong:

    Code:
    # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
    #
    # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
    # values from the debconf database.
    #
    # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
    # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
    #
    # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
    # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
    # package.
    #
    # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
    # again, run the following command:
    #   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
    
    Section "InputDevice"
          	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
          	Driver		"kbd"
          	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
          	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
          	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
    EndSection
    
    Section "InputDevice"
          	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
          	Driver		"mouse"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Device"
          	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
          	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
          	Identifier	"Default Screen"
          	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
    EndSection
    I tried running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg:

    Code:
    Use kernel framebuffer device interface.  No.
     Autodetect keyboard layout?  No.
     Keyboard layout:  us
     XKB rule set to use: xorg
     Keyboard model: pc104
     Keyboard variant: 
     Keyboard options:
    It's supposed to configure the mouse next. But it just quits back to the terminal.

    Any ideas?
     
  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Please don't cross-post. I'm closing this and leaving your other thread in the Linux forum open.

    John