[Bug 330830] [NEW] kde 4.2 dontzap config deletes xorg.conf

[pauls]

Public bug reported:

kde 4.2 jaunty has a configuration item in System Settings > Display >
Size & Orientation > "Ctrl+Alt+Backspace restarts the xserver."

When I check this to enable it and hit Apply, my /etc/X11/xorg.conf is
displaced with an empty file with only the dontzap option line.  My
xorg.conf should not be displaced.  The dontzap option should be
appended to the existing xorg.conf.

This is the contents of /etc/X11 before hitting the Apply button:

paul :/etc/X11$ ls   
app-defaults             ja_JP.eucJP  xkb                       xorg.conf.20090215202831  xorg.conf-fglABIerror  xorg.conf-fglrx-9.2     Xsession          Xwrapper.config
cursors                  ja_JP.UTF-8  xorg.conf                 xorg.conf.20090215202857  xorg.conf.fglrx-0      xorg.conf-myRadeon9.04  Xsession.d                       
default-display-manager  X            xorg.conf.20090215202654  xorg.conf.20090215202910  xorg.conf.fglrx-1      xorg.conf.original-0    Xsession.options                 
fonts                    xinit        xorg.conf.20090215202807  xorg.conf.failsafe        xorg.conf-fglrx-810    Xresources              XvMCConfig                       

This is the contents of my xorg.conf before hitting Apply:

paul :/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf

Section "Device"                                                                                                                                                          
        Identifier "ATI X1400"                                                                                                                                            
        Driver "radeon"                                                                                                                                                   
        Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"                                                                                                                                        
#        Option  "EXAVsync"      "on"                                                                                                                                     
        Option  "ColorTiling"           "on"                                                                                                                              
        Option "DMAForXv"              "true"                                                                                                                             
        Option "DynamicClocks"         "on"                                                                                                                               
        Option "ATOMTvOut"             "true"                                                                                                                             
        Option "TVStandard" "ntsc"                                                                                                                                        
EndSection                                                                                                                                                                

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
#        Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
        Device          "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
##      Virtual   1680 1050
        Virtual   2960 1050
##      Virtual   1680 2100
EndSubSection
EndSection

This is the contents of /etc/X11 after hitting Apply:

paul :/etc/X11$ ls
app-defaults             ja_JP.eucJP  xkb                       xorg.conf.20090215202831  xorg.conf.failsafe     xorg.conf-fglrx-810     Xresources        XvMCConfig
cursors                  ja_JP.UTF-8  xorg.conf                 xorg.conf.20090215202857  xorg.conf-fglABIerror  xorg.conf-fglrx-9.2     Xsession          Xwrapper.config
default-display-manager  X            xorg.conf.20090215202654  xorg.conf.20090215202910  xorg.conf.fglrx-0      xorg.conf-myRadeon9.04  Xsession.d
fonts                    xinit        xorg.conf.20090215202807  xorg.conf.20090217221825  xorg.conf.fglrx-1      xorg.conf.original-0    Xsession.options

This is the contents of the new xorg.conf after hitting apply:

paul :/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option  "DontZap"       "False"
EndSection

My original xorg.conf was displaced to this file when I hit Apply.  This
is the contents and is the same as the original.

paul :/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf.20090217221825                                                                                                                              
Section "Device"                                                                                                                                                          
        Identifier "ATI X1400"                                                                                                                                            
        Driver "radeon"                                                                                                                                                   
        Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
#        Option  "EXAVsync"      "on"
        Option  "ColorTiling"           "on"
        Option "DMAForXv"              "true"
        Option "DynamicClocks"         "on"
        Option "ATOMTvOut"             "true"
        Option "TVStandard" "ntsc"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
#        Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
        Device          "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
##      Virtual   1680 1050
        Virtual   2960 1050
##      Virtual   1680 2100
EndSubSection
EndSection

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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kde 4.2 dontzap config deletes xorg.conf
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