[RndTbl] mouse failure on bootup

S/C Conway seconway at mts.net
Fri Jan 4 18:21:40 CST 2002


G'Day,
    I did not install (consciously) a font server.

Daryl F wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, S/C Conway wrote:
>
> > G'Day,
> >     I turned gpm off in an attempt to eliminate possible variables.
> >
> >     Enclosed is the mouse configs from:
> >
> > XF86Config-4
> >  Identifier  "Mouse0"
> >         Driver      "mouse"
> >         Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> >         Option      "Protocol" "Microsoft"
> >         Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
> >         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> >
> > XF86Config
> >     Protocol    "Microsoft"
> >     Device      "/dev/mouse"
> >
> >     Attached is a tarball of the Xfree log files.
> > XFree86.0.log is the log when the mouse is working
> > XFree86.0.log.bak is the log when the mouse is not working
> > XFree86.0.log.diff is the difference between the two.
> >
> > sean
> >
> > Daryl F wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, S/C Conway wrote:
> > >
> > > > G'Day,
> > > > Summary:
> > > >     Mouse does not function in KDE or Gnome after reboot.
> > > >
> > > > Configuration:
> > > > RedHat 7.2
> > > > Kernel 2.4.9-13
> > > > Xconfigurator-4.9.39-1
> > > > mouseconfig-4.23-1
> > > > microsoft serial mouse com1
> > > >
> > > > Description:
> > > >     In order to enable the mouse in either KDE or Gnome mouseconfig and
> > > > Xconfigurator where used after a workstation installation of RedHat 7.2.
> > > > Everything functions normally. When the system is rebooted,
> > > > Xconfigurator must be run in order to enable the mouse.
> > > >     This same problem existed with RedHat 7.1 installation.
> > > >     I am open to suggestions.
> > > >
> > > > Sean
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > This brings up some questions. Does the mouse function in a virtual
> > > terminal? If you come up under X-windows (runlevel 5) try Ctl-Alt-F2 and
> > > see if the mouse is working, ie; gpm is up and running.
> > >
> > > Does the device in the Section "InputDevice" portion of
> > > /etc/X11/XF86Config (-4) exist? This might give a hint whether
> > > Xconfigurator is working correctly.
> > >
> > > Anybody else got any ideas?
> > >
> > > Might help if you post /var/log/XFree86.0.log so we can check it for
> > > errors/omissions.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Daryl
> > >
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> Hmm, something's not right here. The log you said the mouse is not working
> in shows a fatal server error because it can't find your font server. So I
> guess the mouse wouldn't be working :)
>
> Question is why does the font server disappear? I am not sure what is
> different in the way you're starting the Xserver between the two ways. It
> sounds like one way the font server is not getting started.
>
> I don't use the font server. From what I've read it is only useful if
> multiple Xwindows servers are going to connect to your box AND they happen
> to be using the same fonts. I use the FontPath statements instead.
>
> Also, regarding the config: do you have wheel mouse? If not I think the
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> is, IIRC, not needed.
>
> Regards,
> Daryl
>
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