Help Needed
Hi everybody,
I installed fedora core 3 on vmware. I have a P-4 3.0 512M.
I didn't seem to have any hardware problems but then......
when you first install a linux (or any other thing) on vmware, you're supposed to run something called vmware-tools so that the host and the guest on the vmware station will be able to comunicate more easilly.
to install the vmware-tools properly (and its the only way you can) you must run the app from a termina. i tried running it from the basic terminal i have in the GUI but it said it cannot operate while X is running (it handles many graphical aspects of the guest-host interface). so, after many (unsuccesfull) tries, I managed to change the init to 3 and restart to a full terminal screen.
now when I'm finished with installing the vmware-tools I try to enter startx and it won't start. it gives me a msg saying:
"I can't start the X server (the GUI). it seems that your curser device (your mouse) is not configured properly. would you like to view the err msg? "
while at the same time, i can see the curser cruising around in the terminal screen (well i'm not in a terminal screen exactly - its a graphical text-mode with a "yes - no" screen. when i enter "YES" it gives me the following msg:
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"XFree86 version3.3.6 / X window system
(protocol version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
release date: january 8 1999
if the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. (see "U R L")
operating system: linux 2.2.17 i686 [elf]
configured drivers:
vmware: server for vmware graphics adapters (patchlevel 0)
(using vt number 7)
XFB6Config: /etc/xf86config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) mouse: type imps/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
(**) vmware: graphics device id: "svga"
(**) vmware: monitor id "vmware"
(**) fontpath set to "/usr/x11r6/lib/x11/fonts/misc/ , /usr/x11r6/lib/x11/fonts/type1/ , /usr/x11r6/lib/x11/fonts/speedo/ , /usr/x11r6/lib/x11/fonts/75dpi/ , /usr/x11r6/lib/x11/fonts/100dpi/
vmware linux guest x server - version 10.3, build=
found svga adapter (0x1460,0x1461).
(**) vmware: option "hw_curser"
(--) vmware: bpp 32, depth 24, weight 888
(--) vmware: maximum allowed dot-clock: 1000.000 mhz
(**) vmware: mode "800x600": mode clock = 100.000
(--) vmware: virtual resolution: 800x600
visual: vid 32 class 4 red 0x00ff0000 green 0x0000ff00 blue 0x000000ff
error opening security policy file /usr/x11r6/lib/x11/xserver/securitypolicy
fatal server error:
cannot open mouse (no such file or directory)"
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after i continue, it says - "would you like me to try running the mouse-configuring-app? you will need to enter the root password in order to do so..." and when i click yes, i have to enter the root pass and when i do, it gives me the mouse configuring screen, in which i choose my brand of mouse and press OK, and then it says "I will now try to restart X".
it flashed a few times - returning to the terminal screen every-once-in-a-while - and then finally gives me the same msg as the begining.
would the hell do i do now?... is the only problem the last line (error opening...) if so, what should i do?...
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