This is my first Linux install. I tried to install Slackware 9.1. Everything seemed to go fine but after the install when I try to "startx" the screen goes black and then it goes back to the prompt with a whole nbunch of error messages saying that it can;t locate the primary pointing device and whole bunch of other stuff that to me looks like it tries to look into /dev/mouse ( I think that is what it said ) but there is nothing there. I am most likelly wrong but oh well.

This is very frustrating 'couse I can't even open the GUI. HELP Anyone ? I'am new to Linux

My problem is thesame as in http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ight=usb+mouse

The full messsage that I'am getting is :
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(EE) Mouse1: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1"
No core pointer
Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices.
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From what I read here the solution is to look into /etc/X11/XF86Config file.

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

in Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"

(only an example):

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse" ( I'am guessing that this will be /dev/mouse on mine )
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection




but......how do I edit files from the prompt ?

first of all.. dont be frustrated. if you have a problem ask questions here!

are you using a USB mouse? if so then /etc/X11/XF86Config <-- edit this and look for the /dev/mouse and change it to /dev/usbmouse

if you dont have XF86Config yet.. type this command

XFree86 -configure
cp ~/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config
cd /etc/X11
pico XF86Config
then edit. good luck!

or you can type "mouseconfig" without ""

Hi

You can edit files from the prompt using a text editor.

Try to type

pico

in the command line.

Pico is a simple text editor, but there are many others text editors such as Vim, emacs...

I suggest you to copy the file /etc/X11/XF986Config on a floppy or into another location of the hard disk (this will be a backup copy of the file), then go to /etc/X11 end make your changes to the configuration file with pico, save the new file (ctrl-o) and exit pico (ctrl-x).

Thanks alot I wil try this as soon as I get home from work

When i tried to do the xfconfig at the very end it gave me an error and escaped back to prompt 'couse I just tried to enter thru the graphic card memory question. ( Geforce 5200 ). So I'am guessing that nothing was saved and that I don;t have this config file yet.

Is there a way to find out how much memory my video card has ? ( without being able to go beyond the prompt )

On the other hand I liked how it instantly identified the network card & it worked ( pinged stuff from prompt np ).

Once again thank you for your help. time to all those pdf's i burned