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I've installed Slackware perfectly, infact 5 times today. I configured everything right. I logged in, and KDE started up fine, but my mouse wouldn't work, It was "hugging" the sides of my monitor. So I stoped X, and re-configured it with the command 'xorgconfig'. I changed my mouse settings around and left everything else the same. So than I restarted my computer and booted up on Linux, so I logged in as root and used the command 'startx' to see if my mouse would work, but now all I get is a blank screen, and nothing.
I am really not sure what is going on, so I re-installed linux (deleting the old linux files), I did this 5 times, and each time had the same results.
I have no idea what I am doing wrong, can anyone figure this out. If you need more specific imformation please ask!
Re-install a sixth time. (shouldn't take long. You're a pro by now.)
Do all the configuring that you did before.
When you get to the part where you are about to run "xorgconfig" again, STOP! Everything is already working except for the mouse, right? Just start editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually to fix your problem.
Step 1)
Code:
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig
Step 2)
Open up /etc/X11/xorg.conf in a text editor. You'll see a section that looks like this:
@kaon
What is your card's model? If it's an MX 440, a TNT2 (and perhaps other models too) and you're trying to use the 6629 version you get that black screen which is a known bug.
Mine is Nvidia GeForce FX5500. If I remember correctly, I did the same thing using Slackware 10.0. In past 2 days, I did a fresh install of 10.1 on my drive, without configuring too much, my X11 went blank.
Now I did a new fresh install.
[EDITIED] fluxbox took a long time (10 - 15 seconds) to load in Slackware 10.1 after several times of 'startx'. Seems strange.
NVIDIA 6629 does not work for me with a MX400, I find that 6111 is fine. The symptom is that the Nvidia splash remains in view behind the KDE world/gear startup and then some of the bars get shredded.
Re-install a sixth time. (shouldn't take long. You're a pro by now.)
Do all the configuring that you did before.
When you get to the part where you are about to run "xorgconfig" again, STOP! Everything is already working except for the mouse, right? Just start editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually to fix your problem.
Step 1)
Code:
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig
Step 2)
Open up /etc/X11/xorg.conf in a text editor. You'll see a section that looks like this:
alright, I am going to try that... hope it works !
Edit: What the heck is wrong with slack10.1, I set everything up right, now I only get a black screen with light on the right side, but I can't see anything!
AFAIK there have been reports on serious USB problems with 2.6.10, so you might want to downgrade, if you have that kernel...
Every slack box in my house is running 2.6.10, and I've never had any problem with USB. Granted, I downloaded the 2.6.10 kernel directly from kernel.org, and compiled it individually on each computer. That said, it doesn't moan about my USB memory key, and it doesn't dislike my USB optical mouse (that really only gets used with my laptop. every other computer in the house is using a trackball). The only feature of the mouse that doesn't seem to be there is support for the scroll wheel, but that's only a minor annoyance. It also doesn't dislike the external USB numeric keypad I'm using with the laptop.
Laptop is running Slack 10.1, and the two desktops are running 10.0. Um... when you configured 2.6.10, did you disable human interface devices? Never did figure out why they call them that, but that refers to USB keyboards and mouses.
As for "setting everything up", I'm not entirely sure. But try making a backup of your xorg.conf file (it's in /etc/X11), and using one of the preconfigured xorg.conf files that's sitting in that directory without changing anything. I'd suggest the VESA one, since that's most likely to work on your box.
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