On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:54:00 -0700 Ed Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't get X to start because apparently because the mouse device can't > be found, though the device directory entry seems to be there: > Falcon:/etc/X11# ls -la /dev/input/mice could it be that your mouse is not at /dev/input/mice? might be at /dev/psaux or elsewhere? if you still have your working ubuntu setup, check out its /dev/input/mice, it might point somewhere else. A > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 2005-02-25 23:43 /dev/input/mice > > The Mouse is a standard PS/2. > > I'm running a new install of Debian Linux 3.1r1 > > I have been able to install Ubuntu Linux and get X to work with no > problems. I even tried importing the XF86Config-4 file from the Ubuntu > install to the Debian install but with no luck. > > I can't understand why I can't get X to configure correctly under > Debian. I've been frustrated with this error for quite awhile now and > really need some help. > > cat /var/log/XFree86.0.log returns: > ... > (II) Loading sub module "int10" > (II) LoadModule: "int10" > (II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a > (II) VESA(0): initializing int10 > (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 > (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected > (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0 > (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 8192 kB > (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: VIA CLE266 > > (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 0.0 > (II) VESA(0): virtual address = 0x4028b000, > physical address = 0xd8000000, size = 8388608 > (II) VESA(0): VBESetVBEMode failed...Tried again without customized > values. > (==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor > (==) VESA(0): Backing store disabled > (**) Option "dpms" > (**) VESA(0): DPMS enabled > (==) RandR enabled > (II) Setting vga for screen 0. > (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM > (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension > (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST > (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD > (II) Initializing built-in extension LBX > (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP > (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY > (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA > (II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont > (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER > (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR > (II) Keyboard "Generic Keyboard" handled by legacy driver > (**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > (**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2" > (**) Option "CorePointer" > (**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice > No such device. > (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse" > (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" > (WW) No core pointer registered > No core pointer > > Fatal server error: > failed to initialize core devices > > Here is the relevant (I think) section of the XF86Config-4 file: > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Thanks in Advance. > > Ed > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
