On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 10:42:18PM -0400, Mark Simos wrote: > I am having trouble getting X to run in my vmware debian box. I have > gotten the vmware tools to register their video driver, and it seems to > work ok (x does not bark at it and has the right name in there) ... > > but it gives me a confusing keyboard config file error > > begin my retype: > ---------------- > > Config Error: /etc/XF86Config:151 > > Section "InputDevice" > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > not a recognized section name > > --------------- > end my retype > > > (?????????!!!!!) > > I don't get it, it is exactly what it should be on the www.xfree86.org > sample page.....
Is that the sample page for X free 4.0? If so, several things have changed in 4.0 from the 3.3 series (which is what is in Debian). Check 'man XF86Config' it'll tell you the legal Section names -- I don't see InputDevice here for version 3.3.6. > I doubt it is vmware related, but I figured more info would help > > Thanks! > > Mark > -- > Mark Anthony Simos, MCSE > Poet, Playwright, Swing Dancer > -- /bin/sh ~/.signature: Command not found
