Re: [newbie] X/Mandrake 6.1
Toby Walsh wrote: I'm stumped. I've recently bought a Gateway system with a P3 500, 128M RAM, 13.6 Gb disk, 19" Gateway monitor and a Creative TNT 2 Ultra. I used to run Mandrake 5.3 on a laptop with no problems at all, but since trying to install Mandrake 6.1 on the new system I have had no end of problems. At the moment I've managed to get linux running in text mode normally but every time I try to run Xwindows the (microsoft natural) keyboard LEDs turn off and the keyboard and (microsoft intelli) mouse freeze up. Is there a built in feature of linux that I don't know about that refuses to recognise microsoft hardware or something more sinister? Running Xconfigurator tells me I can run 1600x1200 at 32bpp but the configuration freezes even at 640x480 at 8bpp. XF86Setup freezes the mouse and keyboard too. The only way out of the freeze is to turn off the computer and reboot. I've tried paring down the relevant parts of the XF86Config file to the basics, eg: Section "Keyboard" Protocol"Standard" EndSection Section "Pointer" Protocol"PS/2" Device "/dev/mouse" EndSection but it doesn't help. I've tried uninstalling the Mandrake XF86-3.3.5.1 SVGA server and installing the RedHat 3.3.5.1 server but that doesn't help either. Running: X -probeonly says the correct keyboard and mouse values are initialised by the server, they just don't work. I'm trying to run KDE by the way. Thanks in advance for your help, Toby Walsh I've got a both a M$ Natural keyboard and a M$ serial mouse, and neither required any special setup to work. The ONLY catch was that I needed to configure the mouse without 3 button emulation. -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] X/Mandrake 6.1
I can see one problem already Section "Pointer" Protocol"PS/2" Device "/dev/mouse" If this is a PS2 mouse, the device should be /dev/psaux Also, did you try picking a std ps2 mouse first. I had problems with the mouse under suse when I tried running the intelliwheel add-on, and the problem was similar to what you're experiencing. Section "Keyboard" Protocol"Standard" Try using it as a 104 key keyboard, I have a clone of the MS natural keyboard and it runs fine with this selected. On the TNT2 card- many of them will run fine if you tell it ok when the video setup tells you you have a Viper 770 (this depends on how closely the mfg stuck to the reference std established by nvidia). I have a Leadtek Winfast and this worked for me when trying to set the parameters manually didn't work. Thanks in advance for your help, Toby Walsh
Re: [newbie] X/Mandrake 6.1
If you're using a PS2 mouse, the device should be /dev/psaux You can only use /dev/mouse if you've got a link that links /dev/psaux to /dev/mouse I wish I could help out more, Matt From: Toby Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] X/Mandrake 6.1 Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:18:29 +0800 SNIP Section "Keyboard" Protocol"Standard" EndSection Section "Pointer" Protocol"PS/2" Device "/dev/mouse" EndSection SNIP Thanks in advance for your help, Toby Walsh __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] X/Mandrake 6.1
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: I'm stumped. I've recently bought a Gateway system with a P3 500, 128M RAM, 13.6 Gb disk, 19" Gateway monitor and a Creative TNT 2 Ultra. I used to run Mandrake 5.3 on a laptop with no problems at all, but since trying to install Mandrake 6.1 on the new system I have had no end of problems. At the moment I've managed to get linux running in text mode normally but every time I try to run Xwindows the (microsoft natural) keyboard LEDs turn off and the keyboard and (microsoft intelli) mouse freeze up. Is there a built in feature of linux that I don't know about that refuses to recognise microsoft hardware or something more sinister? Running Xconfigurator tells me I can run 1600x1200 at 32bpp but the configuration freezes even at 640x480 at 8bpp. XF86Setup freezes the mouse and keyboard too. The only way out of the freeze is to turn off the computer and reboot. I've tried paring down the relevant parts of the XF86Config file to the basics, eg: I'm using an Intellimouse at home.. I'd try telling X that you're using a Microsoft Intellimouse PS/2. As for the keyboard, there may be a special keyboard mapping for that one as well... John
