[Sussex] X Server problems

[Alan F]

`xf86config` may be useful to you also.

Also, something not really worthy of a post on it's own relating to
the recent discussion about patents here and the discussions at LinuxWorld.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/15/linux_debate/

Alan

On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 03:08:43PM +0100, Paul Baines wrote:
> Does anybody know a Debian package for auto-detecting the graphics
> card in my machine (to save me opening it up)? I've been having
> problems getting my X dispays running properly on a Dell Optiplex
> GX50, I think it is because my XFree86 version is a bit old & doesn't
> incorporate support for the Intel i810 chipset that I (think) my PC
> has... So what would any of you experts suggest? Do I just do
> "#apt-get install xfree86-base" and update to a newer version that may
> support my (suspected) chipset or do something else?