Please read: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml
It covers USB mouse setup, and many other topics germane to your dilemma. It would also appear that your keyboard is not properly configured in XF86Config. On 01:49 Mon 20 Oct , Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi Scharf, > > >CTRL + ALT + BS should do the trick(stop the server). > >I don't know why CTRL+ALT+F? didn't work. > > > >Edit the file /etc/rc.conf and set the value of XSESSION properly. > >In my case XSESSION="kde-3.1.4 > > > > > I force-rebooted the PC and edited > /etc/rc.conf > changing > XSESSION="kde-3.1.4" (original 'GNOME") > > This time 'startx' started 4 windows > 2 xterm > (bash-2.05b) > login > (bash-2.05b) > clock > > I could not type. The cursor was there. > > TAB key > Ctrl + Alt - (+) > Ctrl + Alt + F1 to F10 > Ctrl + Alt + Del > ESC > Mouse > > all could not work. > > The screen went black/dark after a few minutes. 'Number Lock' key has no > function, LCD light gone and PC locked/hung. > > (Remark: KDE not properly installed yet) > > B.R. > Stephen > > > > >On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Stephen Liu wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hi Scharf, > >> > >>Scharf Yuval wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Before the EndSection (in line 90) you forgot EndSubSection > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I added EndSection as advised and startx > >> > >>This time it worked starting 3 xterm windows.The USB mouse did not > >>work.I have no idea how to close them. > >> > >>TAB key > >>Ctrl + Alt - Del > >>Ctrl + Alt + F1 to F10 > >> > >>All have no effect > >> > >>B.R. > >>Stephen > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Yuval Scharf > >>> > >>> > >>>On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Stephen Liu wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hi Ernie, > >>>> > >>>>- snip - > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Stephen, send the contents of /etc/X11/XF86Config > >>>>>It looks like "startx" cannot find the config file. If you have not > >>>>>created this file, go to the Gentoo desktop configuration guide: > >>>>>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml > >>>>>look for"Code listing 2.2: Running xf86config" > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>I followed > >>>> > >>>>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml > >>>>Code listing 2.2 > >>>>and > >>>>https://www6.software.ibm.com/developerworks/education/l-xwin/l-xwin-3-1.html > >>>> > >>>>to create XF86Config and test the same according to Code listing > >>>>2.3.But still failed > >>>> > >>>>WARNING > >>>>======= > >>>>XFree86 Version 4.3.0 > >>>>Release Date: 27 February 2003 > >>>>X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > >>>>Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r7 i586 [ELF] > >>>>Build Date: 17 October2003 > >>>> Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/ > >>>> to make sure that you have the latest version. > >>>>Module Loader present > >>>>Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > >>>> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > >>>> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > >>>>(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Oct 20 00:35:35 2003 > >>>>(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > >>>>Parse error on line 90 of section Screen in file /etc/X11/XF86Config > >>>> "EndSection" is not a valid keyword in this section. > >>>>(EE) Problem parsing the config file > >>>>(EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > >>>> > >>>>Fatal server error: > >>>>no screens found > >>>> > >>>>When reporting a problemrelated to a server crash, please send > >>>>the full server output, not just the last messages. > >>>>This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > >>>>Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>>The XF86Config is attached to this emailfor your investigation. > >>>> > >>>>Thanks > >>>> > >>>>B.R. > >>>>Stephen > >>>> > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- Barry Marler Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory University of Georgia Room 229, Center for Applied Genetic Technologies 111 Riverbend Rd. Athens, GA 30602 706.583.0164 [office] 706.583.0160 [fax] http://www.plantgenome.uga.edu -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
