Hello together, xf86cfg seems to do not work without any parameters. Try using xf86cfg -textmode . It worked fine for me many times.
hope it helps Daniel On Saturday 25 August 2001 13:34, Pedro Neves spoke wisely: > Hi: > > I'm having the same problem, and I also don't understand why thy ended with > XF86Setup. I read that they're working on a replacement, but until it's > available I guess the only thing to do is edit XF86 config manually... > Regarding the mouse, there's a document in Xfree86 docs about the mice and > its protocols. > They also advise about possible crashes on some systems after running > XFree86 - configure, so I guess yours and mine are some of those systems, > although I cannot explain why it crashes (maybe something to do with > probing procedures?). > > good luck > > Pedro > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 6:54 AM > Subject: XFree86\xf86cfg system crash > > > okay, so after learning that XF86Setup is not working anymore (why did > > they > > > do that? it seemed like a really good prog) i've installed > > xserver-XFree86, > > > etc. so that i could run XFree86 (and in effect, xf86cfg which is > > dependent > > > on it). So i installed the packages, and just ran XFree86 as root with no > > arguments to make sure that it was installed and everything, which it > > is\was. > > > Then I ran XFree86 -configure (one of the suggested XF86Setup > > replacements i > > > was referred to), and...... nothing. Screen goes blank and I have to hit > > ctrl-alt-delete several times before it reboots okay. So then, being > > somewhat stubborn, I try to run xf86cfg which yields the same results. > > Maybe > > > I should go with the old adage "If you want something done right, do it > > yourself" and edit the configuration file manually. My dilemma is that > > my mouse isn't recognized. When i just run the X sever by itself ( '$ X' > > ) , > > it > > > starts but the mouse doesn't move, and startx complains about an invalid > > argument in relation to /dev/mouse. So i guess i just need to edit the > > pointer section of the config file. I've got the standard Microsoft > > mouse with a little roll button dealie, and pretty much a standard debian > > configuration, so what should i call the protocol and what's the device > > file > > > (and anything else i probably should tack on there)? Init isn't starting > > gpm > > > so i think its just a configuration file problem. > > But all the same, this xf86cfg thing has gotten kind of personal... i > > mean, i > > > just want to be able to get it to work for no other reason than its > > really bothering me (well, not that much but still). So any theories a/b > > why xf86cfg and XFree86 -configure are crashing my system? > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Daniel Kleine-Albers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
