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kko88

06-11-2003 12:20 PM

Failed to initialize core devices

I recompiled my kernel and that seemed to work ok. But when I 'startx' I get an error message saying:

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
Cannot open device /dev/mouse
No such device

I wasted so many hours trying to get my mouse to work, but I didn't accomplish anything. I ran xf86config multiple times, but nothing. I edited the XF86Config file for myself, nothing. I read on the forums that running

/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/mouse -t imps2

would get the usb working. Nothing. I edited the /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and uncommmented the lines for usb support. I did modprobe usbcore, hid, and uhci and yet nothing. I am now out of ideas. Could someone help me?

fancypiper

06-11-2003 01:05 PM

I don't use slack, but perhaps Gentoo's usb mouse guide would give you some hints, just modify for slack. I think the way you load modules after compiling would be different, but depmod -ae may do the modules stuff.

My modules (extraneous snipped):

Code:

[root@uilleann root]# lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted

mousedev                5312  1 

hid                    21344  0  (unused)

input                  5984  0  [mousedev hid]

ehci-hcd              19520  0  (unused)

usb-uhci              24452  0  (unused)

usb-ohci              20736  0  (unused)

usbcore                73216  1  [hid ehci-hcd usb-uhci usb-ohci]

[root@uilleann root]#

kko88

06-11-2003 06:07 PM

Would it be okay if I said 'y' to the modules and not 'm'? I thought 'y' would install it and it would be easier to get my mouse working with that.

EDIT: Ok, I fixed my mouse problem and my scroller even works! (Yay!) I didn't know that I had to copy the bzImage to /boot. Go figure. But now, when I try to play an mp3 file off a fat32 partition with xmms, it doesn't work. XMMS will run, but it won't play. Also, I read that I have to do something with the /boot/System.map file, and information about that?

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