I am not sure , but it may be a problem with gpm ( which manages the
mouse in text mode ).
try "gpm -k" to stop the gpm daemon before running X.
but it may be something else.
Krishna Sreehasam wrote:
>
> hi,
> Iam stuck up with this problem.It says that
> " Fatal server error:
> Cannot open mouse( Device or resource busy)"
> I even tried rebooting it.But the end result is the same. The problem
> started when i directed the screen o/p of startx to a file i.e "startx
> >&err" command. It might have been totally coincidental, but i donot have
> a clue. Iam new to linux and any help is welcome....
>
> Thanx in advance..
