Installing xorg issues

[canadian_coder]

I'm installing xorg-x11 and I'm getting issues. I followed the instructions at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml and when I get to the point where I use X -config /root/xorg.conf.new I get an error. In the log file it suggests to look at I see:

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No core pointer

Fatal server error:
Failed to initialize core devices

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I'm assuming that means I don't have my mouse installed (yet another thing I'm unsure how to do at this point) but I'm not sure why it would continue to fail thereafter. Can anyone help this n00b?

Thanks in advance!
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[denstark]

Where are you pointing Xorg to look for your mouse? Most people use /dev/psaux or /dev/input/mice
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[canadian_coder]

I'm having issues with Gnome. I have it up and running, mouse working but I only get the default cross (X) and a black background. Can anyone tell me what's wrong?

Thanks!
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[canadian_coder]

That was supposed to be a new post.
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[denstark]

[canadian_coder]

hmm... according to the documentation I followed DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm" is what I should (and have) put in. Unfortunately, I still have the same issue. Furthermore, my XSESSION="Gnome" as well so the confusion continues.
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[denstark]

[canadian_coder]

I tried that and got a bit further. I was able to log in as a user I created but I get a gray screen with the nicer version of the mouse pointer. Was there something I forgot to include for that particular user?
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[denstark]

[canadian_coder]

I chose Gnome under "Session".
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[denstark]

[canadian_coder]

OK. I've located the file in /etc/X11/Sessions but how do I determine if it is actually correct and executable?
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[denstark]

[canadian_coder]

I have to transcribe this so if there are minor errors then chances are the errors are on my account and not in the actual file:

export GDK_USE_XFT=1

for errfile in "$HOME/.gnomerc-errors" "${TMPDIR-/tmp}/gnomerc-$USER" "/tmp/gnomerc-$USER"
do
if ( cp /dev/null "$errfile" 2 > /dev/null )
then
chmod 600 "$errfile" 2
exec > "$errfile" 2 > & 1
break
f1
done

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
userxkbmab=$HOME/.Xkbmap

sysresources=/etc/X11/Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap
sysxkbmap=/etc/X!!/Xkbmap

rh6sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/Xresources
rh6stsmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/Xmodmap

if [ -x /etc/X11/gdm/gnomerc ]; then
command="$HOME/.gnomerc"
elif [ -x /etc/X11/gdm/gnomerc ]; then
command-"/etc/X11/gdm/gnomerc"
else
command='which gnome-session'
f1

sshagent='which ssh-agent'

if [ -n "$sshagent" ] && [-x "$sshagent" ] && [ -z "$SSH_AUTO_SOCK" ]; then
command="$sshagent -- $command"
f1

if [ -f "$rh6sysresourcxes" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$sysresources"
f1

if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$userresources"
f1

if [ -f $sysxkbmap" ]; then
setxkbmap 'cat "$sysxhbmap"'
XKB_IN_USE=yes
f1

if [ -f "$userxkbmap" ]; then
setxkbmap 'cat "$userxkbmap"'
XKB_IN_USE=yes
f1

if [ -z "$XKB_IN_USE" ] && [ ! -L /etc/X11/X ]; then
if grep '^exec.*/Xsun' /etc/X11/X > /dev/null 2 > & 1 && [-f /etc/X11/XF86Config ]; then
xkbsymbols='sed -n -e 's/^[ ]*XkbSymbols[ ]*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' /etc/X11/XF86Config'
if [ -n "$xkbsymbols" ]; then
setxkbmap -symbols "$xkbsymbols
f1
f1
f1

if [ -z "$XKB_IN_USE" ]; then
if [ -f "$rh6sysmodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$rh6sysmodmap"
f1
if [ -f "$sysmodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$sysmodmap"
f1
if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$usermodmap"
f1
f1

unset XKB_IN_USE

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
for 1 in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/* ; do
if [ -x "$1" ]; then
. "$1"
f1
done
f1
exec $command
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[denstark]

Hrm, I'm not sure. That looks about right to me.
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[canadian_coder]

Are there any other files that affect the configuration of Gnome? Maybe something in make.conf? menuconfig? Does Gnome need some file in the Home directory of the user who is logging on? Just some thoughts I hope someone can elaborate on.
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