On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, J.A. Bezemer wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > > I tried XF86Setup, but the first time it failed because I told it to use > > > the existing config file for the defaults. The resulting message was: > > > > > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno=111 > > > > > > Seems I should know what this means, having seen it before, but I can > > > never remember what causes this error. > > > > Simple: the X server is not running. But of course you knew that already ;-) > > Well, actually I didn't ;-) > > This is most likely because the config file had none specified? As the > default server is installed and specified in Xservers, this sounds like > broken behavior. After all XF86Setup already knows which server to use by > default... Yes, it knows the server (VGA16), but I guess that server still reads the config file unless told otherwise (i.e. by pressing 'n'). And if that config file has weird H/V-sync ranges and/or modelines, the server may decide not to start. > > > Restarting SF86Setup without the "broken" config file for defaults, at > > > least brings up the dialog screen for normal configuration. However, the > > > COM1 connected serial mouse is not configured. When I set the values in > > > the mouse config screen correctly for my serial mouse, and press apply, I > > > still get no mouse actions. > > > > Running GPM? It's way broken with the 2.2 kernel. Stop GPM and try again or > > use /dev/gpmdata. > > I wish they would decide which way this interface works. One release it's > one way, the next it is back the other way. My current setup on this > machine has gmp setup and config points to /dev/ttyS0 and both work fine. AFAIK it's the combination of a new gpm _and_ a new kernel. Having the potato gpm on a 2.0.x kernel works fine, and the slink gpm with 2.2.x kernel seems fine, too. I did file an RC bug, but it got downgraded :-( BTW, also don't try the potato gpm mouse-test program on a network-less box... > Your suggestion got me the mouse working, at least. How come they don't > use that device by default? This _was_ the "simple" installation choice > after all ;-) First, "who has gpm installed these days?" Second, in the default config gpm interprets the data of the mouse and produces other data in its "own" format. However gpm doesn't do a good job, resulting in me not being able to draw anything that even looks like a circle -- which works perfectly when using ttyS0. There seems to be a switch to gpm to have it pass the raw data, but I wonder how that would work with a PS/2 mouse... Regards, Anne Bezemer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
