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#1 2005-02-02 19:35:43

nexist
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Freeze starting XOrg

I just installed the Base System 0.7.

I then followed the instructions for installing XOrg that were on the Wiki.

When I startx, the system locks.

Thinking this due to my not having installed a desktop/WM, I installed Windowmaker.  Same problem.

Symptoms include running startx, seeing some text & then the screen blacks out.   I cannot change to another tty screen (ctrl+alt_F? do nothing).

I have an AMD 2800 and an nVidea FX 5200 w/128M RAM.

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#2 2005-02-02 19:46:01

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Re: Freeze starting XOrg

in your xorg.conf file,  what does it list as your mosue device? there is a common problem with X freezing if the mouse isn't correct (go figure?)... it should probably be /dev/input/mice

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#3 2005-02-02 19:51:31

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Re: Freeze starting XOrg

phrakture wrote:

in your xorg.conf file,  what does it list as your mosue device? there is a common problem with X freezing if the mouse isn't correct (go figure?)... it should probably be /dev/input/mice

As I have a USB Wheel Mouse, I put in the following (as per the Wiki)

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

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#4 2005-02-02 20:55:54

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Re: Freeze starting XOrg

hmmm well does the X log have anything interesting - (EE) or alot of (WW) messages?

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#5 2005-02-03 00:42:58

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Re: Freeze starting XOrg

Try /dev/input/mouse0 instead of /dev/input/mice.

I think you have a mouse like mine.... 8)


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#6 2005-02-03 05:15:15

nexist
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Re: Freeze starting XOrg

shadowhand wrote:

Try /dev/input/mouse0 instead of /dev/input/mice.

I think you have a mouse like mine.... 8)

Now that I have come home, I see that I became confused at the ungrammatical nature of the command.  I had "/dev/input/mouse".  I added a 0 & it ran, but the mouse did not work.  Putting in "mice" allowed the mouse to work.

Thank you for your help & to everyone.

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#7 2005-02-03 15:44:06

phrakture
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Re: Freeze starting XOrg

nexist wrote:
shadowhand wrote:

Try /dev/input/mouse0 instead of /dev/input/mice.

I think you have a mouse like mine.... 8)

Now that I have come home, I see that I became confused at the ungrammatical nature of the command.  I had "/dev/input/mouse".  I added a 0 & it ran, but the mouse did not work.  Putting in "mice" allowed the mouse to work.

Thank you for your help & to everyone.

for the record, "mice" is a combination of all mice on your system... I can hook up 30 mice and they'll all move the same pointer... however, the numbered "mouseX" is each individual mouse... if you have a ps2 port, it is most likelt mouse0 - so mouse1 may have worked if we're talking USB.
I always use "mice"

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