boot and mouse problems

TedEdFred · 07-09-2003, 09:18 PM

i installed slackware but it wont boot by itself and i have to use the boot disk (that i made during the setup process) to get to a command line.

after i get to a command line i try to startx but it tells me:

(EE) xf860OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
Device or resource busy
(EE) Mouse1 cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1"
No Core pointer

during setup i choose a microsoft bus mouse as my mouse.

Tinkster · 07-09-2003, 09:22 PM

Quote:

i installed slackware but it wont boot by itself and i have to use the boot disk (that i made during the setup process) to get to a command line.

Chances are you didn't install lilo into the mbr,
and don't have another bootmanager... so, this
is what you have to expect: booting of floppy
(for now, you can always re-configure lilo ;})

Quote:

during setup i choose a microsoft bus mouse as my mouse.

bus mice are VERY rare these days, actually,
I only know of very few ATI graphics cards that
ever implemented this feature... chances are your
rodent is a PS/2 or IMPS/2 mouse :}

Cheers,
Tink

TedEdFred · 07-10-2003, 06:06 AM

ok, i've been up all night working on this

i got lilo fixed

but im still having problems with the mouse. it is a bus mouse for shure, it says bus mouse right on the bottom of it. but it still keps telling me the same thing

Tinkster · 07-10-2003, 02:32 PM

Ok ...

Please, can you do a

Code:

su -
lsmod
dmesg | grep mouse

and post the output?

Cheers,
Tink

TedEdFred · 07-10-2003, 08:58 PM

msbusmouse 1056 1 (autoclean)
busmouse 2972 1 (autoclean) [msbusmouse]

Tinkster · 07-10-2003, 09:18 PM

Looks good ... now, back to your /etc/X11/XF86Config

Post the rodent section please?

Cheers,
Tink

TedEdFred · 07-10-2003, 10:16 PM

i know this is dumb, but... how do i view/edit the file?

sorry,...