I've just built my first PC and installed S.u.S.E. 5.3 Linux on
it. The installation was flawless upto X. Then, it came to a halt. I got
my machine booting in text mode but when I try to setup X through
YaST(which starts SeX) my mouse doesn't function and I can't terminate the
X setup. I set my mouse to a serial mouse and put it on com1. I've also
tried it as a PS/2 mouse. I have the adaptor but no luck. I setup GMP,
but I don't know how to use it. It runs in the background and Linux
starts it automatcally at start up.
SeX says that /usr/X11R6/in/StartServer: /usr/X11R6/bin/SVGA: No
such file or directory. I tried xf86config but it says something about
linking two files. I don't remember the filenames.
My floppy light is on constantly and Linux says it can't
write to it. It tries to mount, takes awhile, then says something about
not able to write to fd0. It doesn't give any mount errors. I check the
disks and the write protect is off. I tried the switch in both positions
and still the same error.
So, now my PC is frozen, as far as I can tell. The monitor goes
black after a while. Hitting the keyboard brings it back. So, apparently
I've got some power management.
AL
