Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
On 1 Sep 2001, Robert M. Fuhrer wrote: > Now I have problem in dealing with partitioning. > > I partitioned my hard drive in advance using pdisk (I have an install > of LinuxPPC on another drive), and mkfs'ed all the partitions I > wanted to use to house file systems. I then followed this path: > > -> Use existing partitions > -> Choose mount points (I type in the mount points for the various > partitions I set up, e.g., "/", "/usr", "/tmp") > -> Choose the partitions you want to format > > At this point, if I select all but the partitions that already have > stuff on them (e.g. /home), I get (exactly as the message appears): > > "An error occurred > swap area needs to be." > > If on the other hand I select all but the partitions that have data > on them AND the swap partitions, I get: > > "An error occurred > swapon(sda4) failed: No such device or address." > > But /dev/sda4 (the swap partition) IS in fact visible if I run pdisk > on VT#2. > I'm not sure what it is about having LinuxPPC on the machine, but setting up the partitions with it always seems to give the installer fits. I think you would have better luck letting the installer create the partitions. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC Faq: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&m=99441208917647&w=
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert M. Fuhrer) writes: > "Jonathan Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The yab key is actually in yaboot, so to use install-text, you would > > append something to the kernel options line in BootX. Probably > > "text". If you want you can dig through the yaboot config file. I > > would do it, mut I don't have the new ISOs yet :-( > > Glancing at the yaboot.conf from the install CD, looks like you're > right; just append "text". I'll give that a shot. That worked fine; thanks! Now I have problem in dealing with partitioning. I partitioned my hard drive in advance using pdisk (I have an install of LinuxPPC on another drive), and mkfs'ed all the partitions I wanted to use to house file systems. I then followed this path: -> Use existing partitions -> Choose mount points (I type in the mount points for the various partitions I set up, e.g., "/", "/usr", "/tmp") -> Choose the partitions you want to format At this point, if I select all but the partitions that already have stuff on them (e.g. /home), I get (exactly as the message appears): "An error occurred swap area needs to be." If on the other hand I select all but the partitions that have data on them AND the swap partitions, I get: "An error occurred swapon(sda4) failed: No such device or address." But /dev/sda4 (the swap partition) IS in fact visible if I run pdisk on VT#2. -- Bob
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
"Jonathan Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The yab key is actually in yaboot, so to use install-text, you would > append something to the kernel options line in BootX. Probably > "text". If you want you can dig through the yaboot config file. I > would do it, mut I don't have the new ISOs yet :-( Glancing at the yaboot.conf from the install CD, looks like you're right; just append "text". I'll give that a shot. > - -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert M. > Fuhrer > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 12:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600 > > > > Options: text install (known to be ugly but works) > > try using install-video and append your own video args > > When booting via BootX, I don't seem to get the chance to hit TAB to > get at those options. I tried holding down the TAB key while the > install kernel was starting up, but I still ended up at the "what > kind of install" dialog (NFS/net/CDROM/disk), where TAB has a > different effect. > > How do I get at those install options (install-video, > install-text...)? -- Bob
RE: Installing RC1 on a 8600
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The yab key is actually in yaboot, so to use install-text, you would append something to the kernel options line in BootX. Probably "text". If you want you can dig through the yaboot config file. I would do it, mut I don't have the new ISOs yet :-( Good luck --Jonathan Sailor - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert M. Fuhrer Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600 > > On the other hand, aren't I suppose to get a shell on VT #2? > > I don't see one. Perhaps this is the reason? > > > > Yes you are - this is a new one - no shell? My mistake -- there was no prompt on VT #2 until I hit . Stew Benedict <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 30 Aug 2001, Robert M. Fuhrer wrote: > > Same here, although I only needed to load the MESH module. I've > > got a PowerTower Pro 200 (604e-based clone with the same guts as > > the Apple 9600, IIRC). > > > > I used the RC1 CD's, the supplied 2.4 kernel and ramdisk image > > "all.gz". > > > > > Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is > > > awful in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force > > > video' option on BootX. I either get a nice looking display > > > but the ADB mouse responds extremely slowly or I get a squished > > > display with odd colors, the images wrap strangely on the > > > screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the mouse is > > > unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very > > > slow). > > This is an indication that Xpmac is not running in an appropriate > mode on your machine. Looking at the process list from VT#2, I see that Xpmac is running with the "-mach64" option, which should be right (see kernel arg list below). Hmmm... > Options: text install (known to be ugly but works) >try using install-video and append your own video args When booting via BootX, I don't seem to get the chance to hit TAB to get at those options. I tried holding down the TAB key while the install kernel was starting up, but I still ended up at the "what kind of install" dialog (NFS/net/CDROM/disk), where TAB has a different effect. How do I get at those install options (install-video, install-text...)? BTW, I tried the "Hard drive" option and the kernel crashed hard, with oops info similar to what I reported below (sig 4 again). I've had different but no better luck with the 2.2 series install kernels. FYI, I'm running 2.2.17 now. > > X drawing performance is also horrible. It takes a couple/few > > minutes for the Mandrake install screen to show up with the > > language selection step. > > > > I have an IMS TwinTurbo 4M video card. I've always had issues > > with the video driver. I usually run in 8-bit 1280x1024 on my > > Sony 20" Multiscan with the following kernel args: > > > > video=imsttb:vmode:20,cmode:8 -mach64 > > > > I've run with/without the "No video driver" checked, and with/ > > without the above kernel args. > > > I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same > > > message kept scrolling by which basically said the default > > > locale was set incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and > > > it could not find the correct information. I doubt that has > > > anything to do with the problems I have but it could be > > > something to clean up later. > > > > known problem - doesn't seem to affect install though Are you sure? If I drop into the shell on VT#2 and run "ps" several times, I see a succession of perl processes, all attempting to run the following: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/runinstall2 --method cdrom Judging by the process ID's, several of these were being spawned each second. > > Also, on VT #3, I see the following messages: > > > > * warning rm of /usr/share/locale failed: No such file or > > directory > > * getFile VERSION: > > * Trying with server Xpmac > > * starting step 'selectLanguage' > > * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po: > > * errorOpeningFile > > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po > > * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po: > > * errorOpeningFile > > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po > > > > Sure enough, those two files are missing on the RC1 install CD. > > > > also known - but locales do seem to get set
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
> > On the other hand, aren't I suppose to get a shell on VT #2? > > I don't see one. Perhaps this is the reason? > > > > Yes you are - this is a new one - no shell? My mistake -- there was no prompt on VT #2 until I hit . Stew Benedict <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 30 Aug 2001, Robert M. Fuhrer wrote: > > Same here, although I only needed to load the MESH module. I've got a > > PowerTower Pro 200 (604e-based clone with the same guts as the Apple > > 9600, IIRC). > > > > I used the RC1 CD's, the supplied 2.4 kernel and ramdisk image "all.gz". > > > > > Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is awful > > > in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force video' option on > > > BootX. I either get a nice looking display but the ADB mouse responds > > > extremely slowly or I get a squished display with odd colors, the images > > > wrap strangely on the screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the > > > mouse is unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very > > > slow). > > This is an indication that Xpmac is not running in an appropriate mode on > your machine. Looking at the process list from VT#2, I see that Xpmac is running with the "-mach64" option, which should be right (see kernel arg list below). Hmmm... > Options: text install (known to be ugly but works) >try using install-video and append your own video args When booting via BootX, I don't seem to get the chance to hit TAB to get at those options. I tried holding down the TAB key while the install kernel was starting up, but I still ended up at the "what kind of install" dialog (NFS/net/CDROM/disk), where TAB has a different effect. How do I get at those install options (install-video, install-text...)? BTW, I tried the "Hard drive" option and the kernel crashed hard, with oops info similar to what I reported below (sig 4 again). I've had different but no better luck with the 2.2 series install kernels. FYI, I'm running 2.2.17 now. > > X drawing performance is also horrible. It takes a couple/few > > minutes for the Mandrake install screen to show up with the > > language selection step. > > > > I have an IMS TwinTurbo 4M video card. I've always had issues > > with the video driver. I usually run in 8-bit 1280x1024 on my > > Sony 20" Multiscan with the following kernel args: > > > > video=imsttb:vmode:20,cmode:8 -mach64 > > > > I've run with/without the "No video driver" checked, and with/ > > without the above kernel args. > > > I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same message > > > kept scrolling by which basically said the default locale was set > > > incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and it could not find > > > the correct information. I doubt that has anything to do with the > > > problems I have but it could be something to clean up later. > > > > known problem - doesn't seem to affect install though Are you sure? If I drop into the shell on VT#2 and run "ps" several times, I see a succession of perl processes, all attempting to run the following: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/runinstall2 --method cdrom Judging by the process ID's, several of these were being spawned each second. > > Also, on VT #3, I see the following messages: > > > > * warning rm of /usr/share/locale failed: No such file or directory > > * getFile VERSION: > > * Trying with server Xpmac > > * starting step 'selectLanguage' > > * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po: > > * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po > > * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po: > > * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po > > > > Sure enough, those two files are missing on the RC1 install CD. > > > > also known - but locales do seem to get set correctly for other languages Do you have an en_US.po file that I can pop onto the CD image? > > And finally, on VT #4, I noticed the following kernel oops: > > > > [...] > > <6> Partition check: > > <6> sda: [mac] sda1 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9 sda10 > > Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 4 > > <4> NIP: C01C3980 XER: 2100 LR: C027E7A4 SP: C8C53C60 REGS: C8C53BB0 TRAP: >0700 > > <4> MSR: 00089032 EE: 1 PR: 0 FP: 0 ME: 1 IR/DR: 11 > > <4> TASK = C8C52000 [20] 'insmod_' Last syscall: 128 > > [...] > > > > This looks bad, and it never seems to get to checking partitions > > on the other disks (I've got 2 other hard drives at sdb and sdc). > > I don't like the looks of this one either, but it looks like another > module was attempting to load. -- Bob
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
On 30 Aug 2001, Robert M. Fuhrer wrote: > Josh Bonczkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I downloaded the RC1 ISOs over the weekend and attempted an install > > last night. I'm very glad I started to read the old messages of > > this list yesterday through the archives as it helped me get past > > a few problems. > > > > First, the supplied kernel images allowed me to boot mostly properly. > > Because this is an older SCSI machine, I had to load two modules by hand. > > One was for the SCSI controlled itself (I don't remember the name). The > > other was the MESH module. Once both of these modules were loaded > > the SCSI CD was found and the installation would begin. > > Same here, although I only needed to load the MESH module. I've got a > PowerTower Pro 200 (604e-based clone with the same guts as the Apple > 9600, IIRC). > > I used the RC1 CD's, the supplied 2.4 kernel and ramdisk image "all.gz". > > > Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is awful > > in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force video' option on > > BootX. I either get a nice looking display but the ADB mouse responds > > extremely slowly or I get a squished display with odd colors, the images > > wrap strangely on the screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the > > mouse is unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very > > slow). > This is an indication that Xpmac is not running in an appropriate mode on your machine. Options: text install (known to be ugly but works) try using install-video and append your own video args > I saw this too. > > I'm not sure, but I think that X drawing performance is also horrible. > It takes a couple/few minutes for the Mandrake install screen to show > up with the language selection step. I'm installing off of a Yamaha > 8x4x24 CDRW, but it doesn't look like that could be the bottleneck. > > FWIW, I have an IMS TwinTurbo 4M video card. I've always had issues > with the video driver. I usually run in 8-bit 1280x1024 on my Sony > 20" Multiscan with the following kernel args: > > video=imsttb:vmode:20,cmode:8 -mach64 > > I've run both with and without the "No video driver" checked, and with > and without the above kernel args. > > > I get the same behavior with the on board (Chaos) controller as well as > > with a Matrox Millenium II PCI card. > > Well, I'm glad it isn't just *my* video card, since there aren't that > many of them around it seems, and it doesn't seem likely that I'll get > the fixes I need if the problem only occurs with them. > > > I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same message > > kept scrolling by which basically said the default locale was set > > incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and it could not find > > the correct information. I doubt that has anything to do with the > > problems I have but it could be something to clean up later. > known problem - doesn't seem to affect install though > I get this too. Here's what it says, many times over on VT #1: > > ...Gdk WARNING **: locale not supported by C library at >/usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 279 > ...Gdk WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C at >/usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 279 > ...Gdk WARNING **: can not set locale modifiers at /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm >line 279 > > Also, on VT #3, I see the following messages: > > * warning rm of /usr/share/locale failed: No such file or directory > * getFile VERSION: > * Trying with server Xpmac > * starting step 'selectLanguage' > * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po: > * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po > * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po: > * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po > > Sure enough, those two files are missing on the RC1 install CD. > also known - but locales do seem to get set correctly for other languages > And finally, on VT #4, I noticed the following kernel oops: > > [...] > <6> Partition check: > <6> sda: [mac] sda1 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9 sda10 > Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 4 > <4> NIP: C01C3980 XER: 2100 LR: C027E7A4 SP: C8C53C60 REGS: C8C53BB0 TRAP: 0700 > <4> MSR: 00089032 EE: 1 PR: 0 FP: 0 ME: 1 IR/DR: 11 > <4> TASK = C8C52000 [20] 'insmod_' Last syscall: 128 > [...] > > I doubt this is related to the horribly slow X performance, but it > looks wrong, particularly since it never seems to get to checking > partitions the other disks (I've got 2 other hard drives at sdb and > sdc). > I don't like the looks of this one either, but it looks like another module was attempting to load. > Admittedly, I initialized the Mac partition map for this physical > drive using the recipe I saw somewhere (dd the 1st 16 blocks from > the raw device /dev/sda and use emacs/hexl to hex-edit the info > into place). pdisk seemed to think the partition map
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
Josh Bonczkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I downloaded the RC1 ISOs over the weekend and attempted an install > last night. I'm very glad I started to read the old messages of > this list yesterday through the archives as it helped me get past > a few problems. > > First, the supplied kernel images allowed me to boot mostly properly. > Because this is an older SCSI machine, I had to load two modules by hand. > One was for the SCSI controlled itself (I don't remember the name). The > other was the MESH module. Once both of these modules were loaded > the SCSI CD was found and the installation would begin. Same here, although I only needed to load the MESH module. I've got a PowerTower Pro 200 (604e-based clone with the same guts as the Apple 9600, IIRC). I used the RC1 CD's, the supplied 2.4 kernel and ramdisk image "all.gz". > Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is awful > in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force video' option on > BootX. I either get a nice looking display but the ADB mouse responds > extremely slowly or I get a squished display with odd colors, the images > wrap strangely on the screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the > mouse is unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very > slow). I saw this too. I'm not sure, but I think that X drawing performance is also horrible. It takes a couple/few minutes for the Mandrake install screen to show up with the language selection step. I'm installing off of a Yamaha 8x4x24 CDRW, but it doesn't look like that could be the bottleneck. FWIW, I have an IMS TwinTurbo 4M video card. I've always had issues with the video driver. I usually run in 8-bit 1280x1024 on my Sony 20" Multiscan with the following kernel args: video=imsttb:vmode:20,cmode:8 -mach64 I've run both with and without the "No video driver" checked, and with and without the above kernel args. > I get the same behavior with the on board (Chaos) controller as well as > with a Matrox Millenium II PCI card. Well, I'm glad it isn't just *my* video card, since there aren't that many of them around it seems, and it doesn't seem likely that I'll get the fixes I need if the problem only occurs with them. > I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same message > kept scrolling by which basically said the default locale was set > incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and it could not find > the correct information. I doubt that has anything to do with the > problems I have but it could be something to clean up later. I get this too. Here's what it says, many times over on VT #1: ...Gdk WARNING **: locale not supported by C library at /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 279 ...Gdk WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C at /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 279 ...Gdk WARNING **: can not set locale modifiers at /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 279 Also, on VT #3, I see the following messages: * warning rm of /usr/share/locale failed: No such file or directory * getFile VERSION: * Trying with server Xpmac * starting step 'selectLanguage' * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po: * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en_US.po * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po: * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install/po/en.po Sure enough, those two files are missing on the RC1 install CD. And finally, on VT #4, I noticed the following kernel oops: [...] <6> Partition check: <6> sda: [mac] sda1 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9 sda10 Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 4 <4> NIP: C01C3980 XER: 2100 LR: C027E7A4 SP: C8C53C60 REGS: C8C53BB0 TRAP: 0700 <4> MSR: 00089032 EE: 1 PR: 0 FP: 0 ME: 1 IR/DR: 11 <4> TASK = C8C52000 [20] 'insmod_' Last syscall: 128 [...] I doubt this is related to the horribly slow X performance, but it looks wrong, particularly since it never seems to get to checking partitions the other disks (I've got 2 other hard drives at sdb and sdc). Admittedly, I initialized the Mac partition map for this physical drive using the recipe I saw somewhere (dd the 1st 16 blocks from the raw device /dev/sda and use emacs/hexl to hex-edit the info into place). pdisk seemed to think the partition map was ok enough to work on, so I assumed everything was fine. Was that too hasty a conclusion? On the other hand, aren't I suppose to get a shell on VT #2? I don't see one. Perhaps this is the reason? - > "Smooth Jazz" is no jazz at all... < > Dr. Robert M. Fuhrer [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > IBM T.J. Watson Research Center < -
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Damian's Mailer wrote: > At 09:48 21/08/2001, you wrote: > >Hey everyone. > > > >Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is awful > >in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force video' option on > >BootX. I either get a nice looking display but the ADB mouse responds > >extremely slowly or I get a squished display with odd colors, the images > >wrap strangely on the screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the > >mouse is unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very > >slow). > > I got the display problem using an early Bondi Blue iMac, with a meager 2MB > video display and 32MB of system memory. It appears that the problem > stemmed from selecting a video resolution that the machine did not > appreciate. Initially I Chose 800x600x32bit, and it gave a screen in grey > 1 screen height and 4 screen widths wide. The problem was solved by > running DrakConf and setting the video colour level to 16 bit on my > particular machine. I may be missing something, but it sounds like you encountered your problem after having installed RC1 and rebooted. I am encountering this display problem during my install. They could both be related and perhaps fixed in similar ways. I'm just unfamiliar with the full install process for Mandrake. How would I start up the graphical installer by hand? Is there a console fallback mode I can select through BootX using a provided option? This would at least allow me to install the build and then worry about X later if I want to. > > >I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same message > >kept scrolling by which basically said the default locale was set > >incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and it could not find > >the correct information. I doubt that has anything to do with the > >problems I have but it could be something to clean up later. > > I also had this on an initial install after choosing the UK location. I > defaulted to US on the next install and the error went away. I didn't not > any real problems apart from the error messages though. At the point I see the errors, I have not selected any locations or country codes. I agree that it does not appear to have a real effect that I can tell. > > Damian. > >
Re: Installing RC1 on a 8600
At 09:48 21/08/2001, you wrote: >Hey everyone. > >Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is awful >in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force video' option on >BootX. I either get a nice looking display but the ADB mouse responds >extremely slowly or I get a squished display with odd colors, the images >wrap strangely on the screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the >mouse is unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very >slow). I got the display problem using an early Bondi Blue iMac, with a meager 2MB video display and 32MB of system memory. It appears that the problem stemmed from selecting a video resolution that the machine did not appreciate. Initially I Chose 800x600x32bit, and it gave a screen in grey 1 screen height and 4 screen widths wide. The problem was solved by running DrakConf and setting the video colour level to 16 bit on my particular machine. >I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same message >kept scrolling by which basically said the default locale was set >incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and it could not find >the correct information. I doubt that has anything to do with the >problems I have but it could be something to clean up later. I also had this on an initial install after choosing the UK location. I defaulted to US on the next install and the error went away. I didn't not any real problems apart from the error messages though. Damian.
Installing RC1 on a 8600
Hey everyone. I downloaded the RC1 ISOs over the weekend and attempted an install last night. I'm very glad I started to read the old messages of this list yesterday through the archives as it helped me get past a few problems. First, the supplied kernel images allowed me to boot mostly properly. Because this is an older SCSI machine, I had to load two modules by hand. One was for the SCSI controlled itself (I don't remember the name). The other was the MESH module. Once both of these modules were loaded the SCSI CD was found and the installation would begin. Now we get to my problems. The display during the install is awful in one of two ways depending on if I check the 'Force video' option on BootX. I either get a nice looking display but the ADB mouse responds extremely slowly or I get a squished display with odd colors, the images wrap strangely on the screen, but the mouse functions fine. When the mouse is unresponsive, the keyboard also responds poorly (very, very slow). I get the same behavior with the on board (Chaos) controller as well as with a Matrox Millenium II PCI card. I also noticed several messages on the first console. The same message kept scrolling by which basically said the default locale was set incorrectly in a gtk module (perl I think?) and it could not find the correct information. I doubt that has anything to do with the problems I have but it could be something to clean up later. Thanks. Josh
