Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu wrote:
> I screwed up my xfree86 config file far beyond repair. What is the apt-get
> command to remove all traces of x so that I reinstall it from scratch? (I have
> been fighting with x cause I am trying to get it work on a laptop and it is
> recoginising the chipset, but gives me "no screens found".
>
> I have tried:
> apt-get --purge remove x-window-system
> apt-get install x-window-system
> and it does not pop me insto the config program...
I have had the same problem for a very long time.
When X is configuring, there is one question regarding direct video buffering
through X. Answer no to this question. I remember at the installfest you had
this exact problem.
--Alexander