problems configuring X11

evian · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 36

I am configuring x11 using xorgconfig. when i finish the config I copy the file to /etc/X11/ then i do a startx. An xserver starts but all i get is a cursor in the middle of a black screen, and i can't move the cursor at all. Anyone know what might be happening?

evan

evian · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 36

i've gotten farther.

now i see some xterms, but they are not in the right proportion. but i still cannot use my mouse or keyboard.

evan

kaovei · n00b Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Posts: 60 Location: France - RP

can you show us your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file for more details ?

Mythos · l33t Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 953 Location: Portugal

if your screen is blinking, it's because you put your refresh Vertical or Horizontal hz with rong parameters.

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log and past the message error

and /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I had one problem with blank screen, using hardened-dev-sources, but it was a PAX options that i put enable.
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wharez · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 104

Hi Evian,

I am in the process of configuring Xorg aswell

I was in the same problem as you yesterday, my mouse and keyboard wasn't working.

I just tried various mouse and keyboard choices during the relevant choices while doing the xorgconfig method

Also, what mouse do you have? I originally had a serial mouse connected and then changed to a PS/2 and I got it working when I chose PS/2 in the mouse choice menu

Now my problem is, when I run (by typing startx), the windows I drag around leave behind a horrible multi-colored pixel trail and when I quit the X server, the command line I come back to is all messed up, the margin is a couple of inches out from the side of the screen and some lines are wrapping over to the next line :-(

Oh well, I hope you get your Keyboard and mouse working

evian · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 36

sorry this has taken so long for me to get up here,

to give you some more info, i am using a usb mouse. that might be why i am having trouble. but i think it should still work.

here is my xorg.config file (i will only put the stuff about the mouse and keyboard) :

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Any ideas?

Thanks
evan

evian · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 36

ok, i have figured out the keyboard problem. now the mouse still doesn't work.

evan

codergeek42 · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject:

evian · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 36

/dev/psaux did not fix it. But for some reason I don't even have a /dev/input/mice, could that be a problem?

evan

codergeek42 · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject:

can you please post the output of

evian · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 36

After configuring my kernel more, I managed to get the /dev/input/mice , but it still didn't work.

Here is the output of

ls /dev | grep in

initctl
input
stdin

I think this is ok now, so now i really don't know what is going on.

evan