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Ah I don't know I haven't used debian in a while, things might of changed... Regardless you could just edit your xorg.conf manually.
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OK, now how do I use dpkg? When I said I'm new to Linux, I meant I'm new to Linux! I haven't yet figured out how to do anything more than the most basic commands from a command line in Linux. I think I did manage to get the drivers from the old video card removed using aptitude, which says that the drivers are already installed for the new card. How do I now tell it that the hardware has been changed? Its still trying to load the old card.
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just type this at a console (command prompt)
dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xorg
(a command prompt is available by holding down control + alt and hitting F2)
You will then be led through a series of menus where you can choose your resolution, driver etc. It should choose appropriate values automatically
dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xorg
(a command prompt is available by holding down control + alt and hitting F2)
You will then be led through a series of menus where you can choose your resolution, driver etc. It should choose appropriate values automatically
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When I try that with a space between "dpkg" and "--", I get the error message:
"dpgk: unknown option --reconfigure"
If I try it without the space, I get:
"-bash: dpkg--reconfigure: command not found"
What am I doing wrong? I have typed it in, exactly, as "dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xorg", both with and without a space between "dpkg" and "--".
"dpgk: unknown option --reconfigure"
If I try it without the space, I get:
"-bash: dpkg--reconfigure: command not found"
What am I doing wrong? I have typed it in, exactly, as "dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xorg", both with and without a space between "dpkg" and "--".
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no mine, i posted the same thing but yours came out above it
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"dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure):package xserver-xorg is already installed and configured
Errors were encountered while processing: xserver-xorg"
Do I have an odd-ball install, or what?
Errors were encountered while processing: xserver-xorg"
Do I have an odd-ball install, or what?
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