Subject: Re: X on Pismo (newbie)
From: Jeff Ridder (jridder@gci.net)
Date: Mon Jun 19 2000 - 16:53:51 MDT
Try "mouseconfig --noprobe" and it should configure the mouse, then try
configuring X again
Jeff Ridder
jridder@gci.net
> From: "J. A. Wilcox" <wilcox@virginia.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:44:25 -0400
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: X on Pismo (newbie)
>
> Much and many thanks to Tim for his advice on stopping X's autostart (on a
> different machine).
>
> Now, I'm having problems getting X running on a Pismo machine. The CS 1.2
> install was done according the instructions on the Linux FAQ-O-Matic. At
> the very end of the install, the mouse failed to configure and X could not
> be run, so I figured I'd work on it later, which is now.
>
> I'm assuming all the necessary files have been installed for X, as there is
> a seemingly (to me) full complement of X stuff under /etc/X11 and in other
> places. That said.
>
> When I type startx at the command line the server reports
>
> Fatal server error:
> Cannot open mouse (No such file or directory)
>
> despite that /etc/sysconfig/mouse exists.
>
> Any help on this? Or even directions to a place that can help me with X on
> a Pismo? Any Pismo owners who are succesfully running X have any tips.
>
> Thanks (again) in advance.
>
> Johnnie Wilcox
> wilcox@virginia.edu
>
>
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