On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Jake Hawkes wrote: > Redhat 7.3
> Video Card: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL AGP 2X (from /proc/ioports) > XFree86 -version: > XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 23 January 2002 > I dont currently have a mouse attached, and so the mouse device is set to /dev/null. > I have tried > the -allowMouseOpenFail but it didn't help. > I start the XFree86 -xf86config ./XFree86.conf.new after running XFree86 -configure >and all that > happens is the screen goes black, and the keyboard stops responding. > Ctl-Alt-Backspace doesn't do anything. The caps light test fails as well. > I have to kill the Xfree86 process with a kill -9. > The machine continues to respond to the network (ie, the kernel is fine) > To get the console back I must reboot. > XFree86 -scanpci shows: > (1:0:0) ATI card using a ATI Mach64 GM > any ideas? -allowMouseOpenFail contains the word "Open". Ergo, /dev/null is likely not an appropriate device to feed to XFree86's mouse code. Instead, try something that doesn't exist. Marc. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
