-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Tuesday 2008-02-12 at 14:17 -0800, Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote:
monitor drive was messed up again by some on-line upgrade patch.
Which update exactly?
I wish I knew. Whenever I start Yast to install just 1 or 2 rpm files then it downloads stuff like mad for 1/2 an hour. I lose control of what is being installed.
This: rpm -q -a --queryformat "%{INSTALLTIME}\t%{INSTALLTIME:day} \ %{BUILDTIME:day} %-30{NAME}\t%15{VERSION}-%-7{RELEASE}\t%{arch} \ %25{PACKAGER}\n" | sort | cut --fields="2-" | less -S will list everything installed sorted by date; just go to the bottom of the file and see what is listed there.
You could do a diff of both files to see what changed. Also, knowing the dates of both files (the original files, not the copied config) would help.
I have attached (I hope) all the files you requested.
Wow! The dates of the "/etc/X11/xorg.conf*" was all that was required, not the full directory listing. But your xorg files are too different. I'd prefer to see both files instead, I get lost with that diff, sorry. There are some curious details: - You have 5 mouses defined. Why so many? - I think your file was manually edited, because I see "Monitor[vmware]", and SAX uses "Monitor[0]" or "Monitor[1]. It is strange.
How can I prevent Yast from downloading and arbitrarily installing stuff that I never requested ?
I've never had that problem, I always know what Yast is going to install, and I can accept, reject, or modify it. You are the administrator and the control is yours. Never use the automatic installer: use YOU, the qt version. Before saying OK to install, press the "check" button, then select the filter "Installation summary", where you will see the exact list of what is going to be installed or removed.
Every time this catastrophe happens it takes me aweek to restore my working environment.
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