On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, David Cheng wrote:
> Hi, > > I've successfully installed the 8.2 Beta on my 7500, but I'm having some odd > problems with X/Xpmac. I initially selected XFree86 as the X server, and it > installed without a problem. However, when I rebooted, the mouse did not > function at all. I checked the XF86Config file, and everything looked fine, > except that the mouse was listed as PS/2. I recalled that I had previously > used IMPS/2, so I changed that, made sure that /dev/mouse was pointing to > /dev/usbmouse (I'm using a generic USB mouse connected to a SIIG PCI USB > card; never had any problems prior to this), and restarted. This didn't > change anything, so I decided that maybe I should try Xpmac. Installed > Xpmac, and restarted, and now the mouse worked, but the keymap was wrong > (possibly because it is using the pc layout?). So my question is: what can > I do to get one of the X servers working properly? I'm not quite sure how > to pass arguments to Xpmac because it doesn't use the XF86Config file, and > some of the documentation I've looked at appears to be somewhat dated > because it doesn't seem to apply to the setup I can see. > If XFree86 works aside from the mouse, stick with it. Xpmac is really a last resort. You say mouse works in console but not X? > Some additional info: > > 1) There do not appear to be any error messages when I boot into runlevel 5. > /var/log/XFree86.0.log (or whatever) does not report any errors. > X won't complain about lack of mouse, as the config is now. > 2) If I boot into runlevel 3 and start XFree86, everything appears to work > properly; if I start Xpmac from runlevel 3, the keymaps are still incorrect. > The console mouse appears to work properly, and the keymaps appear correct > when I boot into runlevel 3. > > 3) I don't think it's a kernel issue, but I get the same results when I use > a self-built 2.4.18-rc2-benh kernel. > Please post the mouse section of you XF86config-4, as well as the contents of /etc/sysconfig/mouse. Also what does /dev/mouse point to, and /dev/usbmouse? Normal setup: /dev/mouse --> /dev/usbmouse --> /dev/input/mice This setup noramlly will pickup either an adb or usbmouse, and in the case of my Powerbook allows me to use both the trackpad and a mouse with no config change. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
