i have no X
Hello all,
i recently installed debian on my desktop, and i have no X. i ran XF86Config, trying to select a correct config for my video card and got no screens found. As that was unsuccessful, i want to use vesa driver, but i don't see the option in the XF86Config! I tried to do it manually, some screen with a glitched imagem was shown, but i got "failed to initialize core devices" right after that. Please help me! |
What graphics card do y' have?
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Try
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 |
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It says something about "/etc/X11/xkb" but i don't have /etc/X11 directory. And another problem occurs, something related to my mouse: if i have an USB mouse (intel), what optin should i choose when i do "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" refering to the mouse? These 2 reasons cause the X server to crash. Please help me ... (again):( |
xkb refers to your X keyboard map. When you reconfigure X this time, try changing some keyboard options.
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But i still don't have /etc/X11 directory. I think something is missing here...
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What version of Debian? woody, sarge, or sid?
what kernel? |
woody. 2.4.22 i think. The one that came with 3.0r2.
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Try to find where your XF86Config-4 file is located. Do (as root) "updatedb". Then do "locate XF86Config-4". |
At the console screen, do a 'su', become root, and type:
modconf once in that screen look for modules dealing with usb. I don't know if kernel 2.4.18 has support for usb, edit /etc/modules and type: mousedev reboot if it doesn't, buy a cheap PS/2 mouse ($6), dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, upgrade to sid, install a kernel-image-2.4 or 2.6 and THEN you can use your usb mouse. |
If you don't have /etc/X11 directory, it is possible that you haven't installed all the necessary xserver elements. This can be easily fixed by launching Aptitude and installing the "x-window-system" meta-package. You can also install "discover", "mdetect", and "read-edid" packages to get some auto-detection options during "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86".
To get usb PS/2 mouse working, you need to have either "usbmgr" or "hotplug" package installed. If you have the device usbmouse in /dev directory, use /dev/usbmouse as the mouse device in X configuration. Usb mouse also needs kernel modules "hid", "input", and "mousedev" loaded. If the "lsmod" command doesn't list them, add these modules to /etc/modules and reboot. |
Ok, after doing updatedb, i noticed that /etc/X11 exists afterall.
And i guess my keyboard is properly configured by now. My usb mouse is the only device giving me headaches by now... I'll try those option on the post above mine, before proceeding to a new kernel install. I'll post feedback here ;) ## EDIT ## I don't have /dev/usbmouse ... The closest to that is /dev/usb/ which cointains "usbmouse0" 1 2 3 , and "scanner 0" 1 2 3... I've done everything you said, and still couldn't make things work... any ideas? |
It would be helpful if you'd tell the kernel version you use (the output of "uname -r").
If you've got the device /dev/input/mice, you can use that for your usb mouse. Here are some of the kernel modules you'll probably need: usbcore, usb-uchi (or usb-ochi), hid, input, mousedev. Run "lsmod" and tell us if any of these are missing. I assume that you have installed the "hotplug" package as suggested? |
Ok, answering to your questions:
1- Kernel Version 2.2..20-idepci 2- I've got /dev/input/mice and used it in the config and i get the folowing error: Cannot open directory (I've chosen that in the "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" options) 3- Every module you refered is missing in my lsmod. 4-Yes, i have hotplug and tried usbmgr first, as you suggested. What should i do now? Kernel upgrade? :S |
Yes, you need to upgrade kernel to version 2.4.x to get usb support. The 2.2.x kernel doesn't have usb support.
If the kernel upgrade doesn't fix your mouse problem, you can install the "modconf" utility (if it's not already installed), which you can use to load the additional kernel modules that usb mouse needs. |
To install Woody with the 2.4 kernel read this previous posting:
"With CD 1, you have to write at the boot prompt: bf24 in order to install the kernel 2.4 which will allow you to have reiserfs or Ext3, OR insert CD5 and then switch to CD 1 when instructed to do so . Either way will give you kernel 2.4 . All this is explained on the first screen in Help. Otherwise, if you only use CD 1 without writing 'bf24' you end up with kernel 2.2 who only has Ext 2. Once you got 2.4, after using cfdisk, when you come to the partitions' mounting, you can choose reiserfs or Ext3. Clear as mud?" |
macondo, i should do that when i'm installing woody? Or after that?
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i was referring when you are installing woody, at the beginning of the installation. See my signature.
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