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09-28-2004, 04:08 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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My keyboard and mouse freeze after boot
Hi all.
I've a "little" problem (  )
Today I started my computer with Slack 9.1, kernel 2.4.26, and after LILO menu and booting sequence, my keyboard and mouse freeze at login prompt!!! Yesterday all worked fine, and I didn't change nothing!
I've a keyboard and mouse PS/2.
The curous thing s that at lilo menu they work! With a live cd I can login. But if I try to start window manager (fluxbox) of live cd, keyboard and mouse freeze again!!!
Please, help me!!!
I don't know what can I do!!
Best regard
Groucho
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09-28-2004, 04:16 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Argentina (SR, LP)
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 3,145
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They freeze at a X login prompt or console?
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09-28-2004, 04:23 PM
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#3
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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No. They freeze at prompt. I can't start X console (my system starts in at prompt)
Thanks
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09-28-2004, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Argentina (SR, LP)
Distribution: Slackware
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Try booting with a live cd, mount your slack partition at /mnt, and do: chmod -x /mnt/etc/rc.d/rc.gpm
Reboot and see what happens.
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09-28-2004, 04:34 PM
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#5
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Eastern Pennsylvania, US
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 21
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Instead of booting the live CD, try this...
At your lilo prompt, enter:
linux init=/bin/bash
You might have to change linux with whatever lilo knows your kernel as. This will boot your system bare, with just your root partition read-only. Then,
mount -o remount,rw /
Then go to /etc/rc.d and try disablling rc.gpm as gbonvehi says. You might also want to check over some of the other startup files. When done:
mount -o remount,ro /
And reboot the box.
-Bill
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09-28-2004, 04:36 PM
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#6
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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I'll try your solution.
Thanks
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09-28-2004, 04:43 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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Hi.
My box starts with keyboard support!!!
Do you know now what can I do for repair my gpm configuration? I have to update my package?
Regards
Groucho
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09-28-2004, 04:47 PM
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#8
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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I've tried to manually restart gpm and my system freeze again.
I've an updated version of package.
What can it depend on?
Thanks
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09-28-2004, 04:52 PM
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#9
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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My box freeze also when I try to start X. Once fluxbox started mouse and keyoard freeze (gpm now is off!)
Please help me to solve this problem.
Thanks
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09-28-2004, 09:19 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Argentina (SR, LP)
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 3,145
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Nice to know at least console is working
Try editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change where it says Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" to Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
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09-29-2004, 11:58 AM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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Nothing to do!
I've made changes you told me but mouse and keyboard on fluxbox freeze.
I've gpm running well with /dev/psaux and -t ps2
xorg.conf has the same configuration but X freezes.
Best regards
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09-30-2004, 08:28 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Eastern Pennsylvania, US
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 21
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Try another mouse. Borrow one if you can. Sounds like a hardware failure, since you said that everything was working fine one day, then not the next.
-Bill
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09-30-2004, 03:01 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Milano, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 56
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I've changed the mouse. All works fine...
Thank for your patience...
Regards
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