Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
Hi, I am a bit lost on this thread, but the problem here may be similar to mine. It seems that my mouse PS/2 mouse is detected by the system allways, but kernels 2.4.8 and 2.4.13, with or without devfs, trick gpm and Xwindows with mouse detection. XWindows: after bootup in init mode 5 everything works but the mouse. I go to a text console and back to the X Windows and muose comes back. (If, while in text mode, I tried cat /dev/psaux I would see the expected 'rubbish' on the screen when I move the mouse.) gpm: complaints while booting up saing that /dev/psaux is not there, but works just fine if I do /etc/init.d/gpm start later, once the system is booted up completely. Mandrake 8.1 installation: cat /dev/psaux worked from the begining and I have mouse after the mouse selection step. It seemed that Mandrake 8.1 wanted me to have a serial mouse. Strange cause M8.0 used my ps2 from the begining of the set up. Do you know what can be the reason for this strange behavior? Is it realted with the problems described here? As you see, my mouse works, it is just a bit annoying having to 'trick' the system everytime I want gpm or login into X Windows. Thanks in advance! Jose El Jueves 01 Noviembre 2001 23:47, etharp escribió: > could it be the USB ? the different kernals handle USB slightly > differently. can you turn off usb in BIOS? > > n Tuesday 30 October 2001 01:13, you had thoughts to the concept of: > > Hi Jose, > > > > >There has GOT to be something wrong with your PS/2 port or I/O chipset. > > > > > >Linux never fails to find the PSAUX port like it's doing on yours AFAIK. > > > > > >Why not try a serial port instead? > > > > Yes, good idea. > > > > - Run mouseconfig > > - Reboot PC. At exiting, PC hanged with the usual warning pop-up > > - Force reset the PC. Mouse is working now > > > > However I still could not understand what mistake I have committed in the > > past. Mandrake-Linux 7.2 runs perfectly in the same PC with the same > > BIOS setting, but Mandrake-Linux 8.1 can't. > > > > Throughout these 2 week test my target is solely to find out the cause > > incidental thereto eabling other guys on the list not falling into the > > same pitfall. > > > > Anyhow I am in debt to your effort providing me continuous support as > > well as to other guys setting their hands in responding my postings. > > > > B.R. > > Stephen Liu > > > > >|-Original Message- > > >|From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >|[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu > > >|Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:25 PM > > >|To: Paul Cox > > >|Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >|Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem > > >| > > >| > > >|Hi Paul, > > >| > > >|Thanks for your advice. > > >| > > >|>Try this (as root obviously =) : > > >|> > > >|>rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* > > >|>rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) > > >| > > >|Tried according to your advice. > > >| > > >|At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark > > >|screen), forcing > > >|me to reset the PC. > > >| > > >|Mandrake-Linux 8.1 re-started but the mouse still died. > > >| > > >|Re-booted second time. PC still hanged with the same warning > > >|as follow: ... /dev/pasux : no such device or > > >|address . > > >| > > >| > > >|Tried second time > > >| > > >| > > >|rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* > > >| > > >|rm : cannot remove '/lib/dev-state/vcs4' : Input/Output error > > >| > > >| > > >|rm -fr /dev/* > > >|same error messages as in the 1st round as follows : > > >| > > >|rm : cannot remove directory '/dev/md' Directory not empty > > >|rm : canot unlink '/dev/pts/0' : operation not permitted > > >|. etc. > > >| > > >|At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning black. Force re-set > > >|brought back > > >|Mandrake-Linux 8.1 but the mouse still died. > > >| > > >|B.R. > > >|Stephen Liu > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="message.footer" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Description: > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
That's a bit of a stretch, though possible... -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of etharp |Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 5:47 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem | | |could it be the USB ? the different kernals handle USB |slightly differently. |can you turn off usb in BIOS? | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
In what you are citing, hardware switches and conflicts are to blame. Barring this LM8.x does a good job detecting the PSAUX port, though not always the mouse. He has nothing like these conflicts AFAIK, (we have been at it for some time now...). -JMS |-Original Message- |From: Bill Kenworthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:00 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: RE: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem | | |Actually it quite often does fail. I installed with a serial |mouse and then changed to a usb mouse when the system went |into use. It was a couple of frustrated reboots before the |hardware realised that the serial mouse had gone and removed |it and then on the next boot it found the usb mouse. Could |run harddrake/kudzu any number of times manually and it would |find the usb mouse, but not do anything about it. Another |possibility is changing a serial mouse for a modem on the same |comport - the hardware detection does not realise the device |has changed, so status quo. It would be handy if the hardware |detection allowed you to manually tell it something had |changed, but this does not seem to be available. Laptops are |another whole can of worms when changing location/hardware |configuration. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
Actually it quite often does fail. I installed with a serial mouse and then changed to a usb mouse when the system went into use. It was a couple of frustrated reboots before the hardware realised that the serial mouse had gone and removed it and then on the next boot it found the usb mouse. Could run harddrake/kudzu any number of times manually and it would find the usb mouse, but not do anything about it. Another possibility is changing a serial mouse for a modem on the same comport - the hardware detection does not realise the device has changed, so status quo. It would be handy if the hardware detection allowed you to manually tell it something had changed, but this does not seem to be available. Laptops are another whole can of worms when changing location/hardware configuration. BillK On Tue, 2001-10-30 at 10:40, Jose M. Sanchez wrote: > > There has GOT to be something wrong with your PS/2 port or I/O chipset. > > Linux never fails to find the PSAUX port like it's doing on yours AFAIK. > > Why not try a serial port instead? > > -JMS > > |-Original Message- > |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu > |Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:25 PM > |To: Paul Cox > |Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem > | > | > |Hi Paul, > | > |Thanks for your advice. > | > |>Try this (as root obviously =) : > |> > |>rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* > |>rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) > | > |Tried according to your advice. > | > |At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark > |screen), forcing > |me to reset the PC. > | > |Mandrake-Linux 8.1 re-started but the mouse still died. > | > |Re-booted second time. PC still hanged with the same warning > |as follow: ... /dev/pasux : no such device or > |address . > | > | > |Tried second time > | > | > |rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* > | > |rm : cannot remove '/lib/dev-state/vcs4' : Input/Output error > | > | > |rm -fr /dev/* > |same error messages as in the 1st round as follows : > | > |rm : cannot remove directory '/dev/md' Directory not empty > |rm : canot unlink '/dev/pts/0' : operation not permitted > |. etc. > | > |At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning black. Force re-set > |brought back > |Mandrake-Linux 8.1 but the mouse still died. > | > |B.R. > |Stephen Liu > | > | > | > > > > > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > log describes which actions were taken. > > Sanitizer (start="1004434091"): > Part (pos="2603"): > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (rule="2"): > Enforced policy: accept > > Part (pos="4182"): > SanitizeFile (filename="message.footer", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (rule="default"): > Enforced policy: defang > > Replaced mime type with: application/DEFANGED-48300 > Replaced file name with: message_footer.DEFANGED-48300 > > Total modifications so far: 1 > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.32 2001/10/11 19:27:15 bre Exp $ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
There has GOT to be something wrong with your PS/2 port or I/O chipset. Linux never fails to find the PSAUX port like it's doing on yours AFAIK. Why not try a serial port instead? -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu |Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:25 PM |To: Paul Cox |Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem | | |Hi Paul, | |Thanks for your advice. | |>Try this (as root obviously =) : |> |>rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* |>rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) | |Tried according to your advice. | |At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark |screen), forcing |me to reset the PC. | |Mandrake-Linux 8.1 re-started but the mouse still died. | |Re-booted second time. PC still hanged with the same warning |as follow: ... /dev/pasux : no such device or |address . | | |Tried second time | | |rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* | |rm : cannot remove '/lib/dev-state/vcs4' : Input/Output error | | |rm -fr /dev/* |same error messages as in the 1st round as follows : | |rm : cannot remove directory '/dev/md' Directory not empty |rm : canot unlink '/dev/pts/0' : operation not permitted |. etc. | |At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning black. Force re-set |brought back |Mandrake-Linux 8.1 but the mouse still died. | |B.R. |Stephen Liu | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
Hi Paul, Thanks for your advice. >Try this (as root obviously =) : > >rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* >rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) Tried according to your advice. At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark screen), forcing me to reset the PC. Mandrake-Linux 8.1 re-started but the mouse still died. Re-booted second time. PC still hanged with the same warning as follow: ... /dev/pasux : no such device or address . Tried second time rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* rm : cannot remove '/lib/dev-state/vcs4' : Input/Output error rm -fr /dev/* same error messages as in the 1st round as follows : rm : cannot remove directory '/dev/md' Directory not empty rm : canot unlink '/dev/pts/0' : operation not permitted . etc. At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning black. Force re-set brought back Mandrake-Linux 8.1 but the mouse still died. B.R. Stephen Liu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
On Monday, Oct 29, 2001, Stephen Liu wrote: > Installation went through without problem but the PS/2 mouse died after > re-booting. It was alive at time of installation. KDE could be started > after re-booting and worked normally. The mouse was found in HardDrake > under the list. It is a A4 3-button wheel PS/2 mouse. But during > installation I was not allowed to select another mouse, otherwise the PC > would re-start automatically. > > During logout (Re-boot/Halt) the PC hanged with following warning ; > > /dev/pasux : no such device or address Try this (as root obviously =) : rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) And then reboot... All your devices will come back, and hopefully the mouse link will work then (you might want to reboot a second time just to make sure everything's there). -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-31.1mdk - Uptime: 1 day 16 hours 9 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
Hi Larry, Thanks for your response. >The biggest problem I've >seen is not setting the "PNP OS to No". Not setting this will cause >numerous problems during the installation phase. On PNP AND PCI Setup page of BIOS (Award Software Inc.) Setting is as follow: PNP OS Installed : NO B.R. Stephen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
Hi Larry, Thanks for your response. >The biggest problem I've >seen is not setting the "PNP OS to No". Not setting this will cause >numerous problems during the installation phase. On PNP AND PCI Setup page of BIOS (Award Software Inc.) Setting is as follow: PNP OS Installed : NO B.R. Stephen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
Stephen Liu wrote: > > Hi All People, > > I tried nearly 2 weeks but still could not solve the installation problem > of Mandrake-Linux 8.1. Detail as follows : > > Configuration of the PC for Linux box > CPU AMD K2 350 > Hard Disk3.6G ATA-33 > RAM 128 MB > > ISO Images were download to a Windows ME box with Anti-Virus and all > protection programs closed. > > Burning software : Tried both Easy CD Creator 4.0 and 5.0 respectively > Burning speed : Tried 2X, 4X and 8X respectively > > md5sum : matched > > (Remark : I have Mandrake-Linux 7.2 version also downloadrd the same > Windows ME box and burnt with Easy Cd Creator 4.0 at 4X. The CDs thus > burnt can be installed in the abovementioned Linux Box, running great > without problem) > > Installation went through without problem but the PS/2 mouse died after > re-booting. It was alive at time of installation. KDE could be started > after re-booting and worked normally. The mouse was found in HardDrake > under the list. It is a A4 3-button wheel PS/2 mouse. But during > installation I was not allowed to select another mouse, otherwise the PC > would re-start automatically. > > During logout (Re-boot/Halt) the PC hanged with following warning ; > > /dev/pasux : no such device or address > > > Mainloop returned consoleInit : nor such device or address > INIT : no more process left in the runlevel > > Then the PC hanged. > > On terminal window > Type ls -l /dev/misc > > It prompted > > .. > total 0 > crw - - - - - - rootamp_bios > crw - r - - - - rootrootpsux > crw - r - - - - rootrootrtc > > Any guy on the list has encountered the aforesaid problem previously please > advise. > > Thanks in advice. > > B.R. > Stephen Liu You have read the Mandrake Installation Guide, especially Chapter 3. concerning the correct configuring your bios? The biggest problem I've seen is not setting the "PNP OS to No". Not setting this will cause numerous problems during the installation phase. Larry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
