[feisty] dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg: failure because of missing package xresprobe

[Pjotr12345]

Hardware detection with the command line "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" fails, because the package xresprobe is not installed in the standard installation. After I installed xresprobe from the Ubuntu repositories, the hardware detection (ddcprobe) worked fine again with the command line sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg.

Please put xresprobe back in the standard installation; it's essential.

Greetz, Pjotr.

[Pjotr12345 (computertip)]

It appears that this problem only happens when the installation is done with the LiveCD. Installation with the Alternate CD does install xresprobe automatically.

However, since most installations are being done with the LiveCD, this is a serious matter.

[Andrew Ash (ash211)]

Thanks for the bug report. Hopefully this can be fixed for Gutsy release or in the near future. Please continue to keep us updated as to this bug.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

This is already fixed in Gutsy by this seed change:

revno: 964
committer: Colin Watson <email address hidden>
branch nick: gutsy
timestamp: Wed 2007-04-25 10:53:39 +0100
message:
  move X preconfiguration packages to be recommends of desktop