On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 08:09:31AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 10:31:45PM -0800, nate wrote: > > will trillich said: > > > > > attached is the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file (sorry for the size)... hope > > > it sheds some light on this. i'd love to get X working > > > again. (why was it so easy in potato? was i just lucky?) > > > > sounds to me like /dev/mouse doesn't point to your mouse device. this > > is a very common problem when running X -configure > > > > if your mouse is PS/2 do: > > > > cd /dev > > ln -s psaux mouse > > > > if it's something else..well then you may need another driver(s) for > > USB or something before starting X, I think the default usb mouse > > device in debian 3.0 is /dev/input/mice or something > > it's an elder box -- the mouse is a 9-pin, 2-row arrangement > (db-9 i believe) which apparently indicates a serial device? > > gpm works fine in console mode... is there a way to funnel the > gpmdata thru to X?
Set the repeater type to "raw" in gpm.conf and set the mouse to dev/gpmdata for X. > > and when i do the > > XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new > > i do get the boilerplate bitmap with a centered (immobile) > pointer; but when i try startx (using the above config as > /etc/X11/XF86Config) i get only > > <snip> > (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0 > (II) MGA: driver for Matrox chipsets: mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, > mga2164w AGP, mgag100, mgag100 PCI, mgag200, mgag200 PCI, mgag400, > mgag550 > (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device > (--) Chipset mga2064w found > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0 > (**) MGA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 > (==) MGA(0): RGB weight 888 > (II) MGA(0): Matrox HAL module not found - using builtin mode setup instead > (--) MGA(0): Chipset: "mga2064w" > (==) MGA(0): Using AGP 1x mode > (**) MGA(0): Using framebuffer device > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a > (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.0.2 > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > aaugh! > > -- > I use Debian/GNU Linux version 2.2; > Linux server 2.2.17 #1 Sun Jun 25 09:24:41 EST 2000 i586 unknown > > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #88 from Jesse Goerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : > Ever wondered WHAT DOCUMENTATION IS ON YOUR SYSTEM? And if > there was an easy way to browse it? > apt-get install dhelp > dhelp > or for those running the testing distribution, try > doc-central as well. > > Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
