On Mon, September 12, 2005 10:25 pm, Roger Searle said:
> Hi, I have just "completed" a network install of suse 9.3 to my notebook
> via nfs which was a good learning exercise and went well right up to
> logging on for the first time.  Clearly the resolution was detected too
> low and I was prompted to configure it so I chose [EMAIL PROTECTED] thinking
> this to be right and safe.  Perhaps not...  And as I look through the
> following, perhaps this isn't because I changed the resolution?
>
> The test did not work so I just foolishly continued and responded to the
> message that the settings will take place the next time I logged in (or
> words similar).  So I logged out and now can not start an x session.  I
> get a command line login at which I can log on but no nice KDE desktop.
>
> The error put up on the screen appears to be the log file
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log (and it refers to itself for additional information
> which is how I know).  The relevant lines appear to be:
> Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> Undefined InputDevice "Mouse[3]" referenced by ServerLayout "Layout[all]".
> (EE) Problem parsing the config file
> (EE) Error parsing the config file
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> (and then it refers to itself).

run sax2 (as root) from the command line.

>
> I have fired up an editor and viewed /etc/X11/xorg.conf - lots of
> sections in there, but the one referenced above is:
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Layout[all]"
> InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
> InputDevice "Mouse[1]" CorePointer"
> InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
> InputDevice "Keyboard[4]" "ExtraKeyboard"
> InputDevice "Mouse[5]: "ExtraPointer"
> Option "Clone" "off"
> Option "VNC" "5 4"
> Option "Xinerama" "off"
> Screen "Screen[0]"
> EndSection
>
> After feeling quite clever for having managed the network install with
> almost no problem at all, I'm looking forward to the challenge of
> getting KDE running again, if anyone is able to help me sort this out?
>
> Cheers,
> Roger
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