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xBreakout n00b
Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 5
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:49 am Post subject: New to gentoo, need help. |
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After completing the minimal install, i've installed xorg-server, and awesome. when I startx, the awesome wm boots up, but it appears that neither the keyboard nor the mouse function. What do I do? |
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Hu Moderator
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 21602
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:31 am Post subject: |
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What is the output of emerge --info ; cat -n /var/log/Xorg.0.log? |
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xBreakout n00b
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:36 am Post subject: |
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Hu wrote: | What is the output of emerge --info ; cat -n /var/log/Xorg.0.log? |
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cach0rr0 Bodhisattva
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 4123 Location: Houston, Republic of Texas
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:39 am Post subject: |
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not particularly legible. Does your guest VM have internet access? If so
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emerge wgetpaste
emerge --info |getpaste
wgetpaste /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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and share the links here _________________ Lost configuring your system?
dump lspci -n here | see Pappy's guide | Link Stash |
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xBreakout n00b
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:44 am Post subject: |
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cach0rr0 wrote: | not particularly legible. Does your guest VM have internet access? If so
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emerge wgetpaste
emerge --info |getpaste
wgetpaste /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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and share the links here |
http://bpaste.net/show/56138
http://bpaste.net/show/56139 |
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cach0rr0 Bodhisattva
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 4123 Location: Houston, Republic of Texas
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:51 am Post subject: |
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I...uhh...err...what the hell is going on with Xorg.0.log ? That's a new one.
what does
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file /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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show? For posterity's sake, rm your /var/log/Xorg.0.log, try to start X again, and then see if a)the log still contains gibberish, b)what the output of the above 'file /var/log/Xorg.0.log' shows.
Normally, when input devices dont work, Xorg.0.log will contain an error providing a hint as to why (e.g. "$foo driver not found")
In your case it appears to contain, well, garbage - makes troubleshooting particularly difficult.
One other thing you could try is logging in as root, and running
to start plain old X. If the mouse moves, super. If it doesnt, upon killing X (either via CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE or Alt+SysRq+K) it should tell you where it logged its output I believe (and a bit up on the terminal it should show any errors encountered - some innocuous, some not so much)
one possibly silly question - are you running Gentoo in a VM of some form? _________________ Lost configuring your system?
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xBreakout n00b
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:19 am Post subject: |
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Yes I am running gentoo in a vm, to test it out.
I didn't want to wipe everything, then unsuccessfully install gentoo.
Output: http://bpaste.net/show/56144
weird. Xorg.log.0.old isn't jumbled, but the normal one is |
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cach0rr0 Bodhisattva
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 4123 Location: Houston, Republic of Texas
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:50 am Post subject: |
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the EE's are key
already emerged 'virtualbox-guest-additions' ?
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905.874] (EE) Failed to load module "vboxvideo" (module does not exist, 0)
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there's also this:
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908.011] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module does not exist, 0)
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to get evdev working, two things are required
-emerging xf86-input-evdev
-the appropriate kernel driver for evdev, CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV
if those two pieces are done, evdev should not throw this error
if using the more basic 'keyboard' and 'mouse' drivers, must have xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse emerged. But i wouldnt go down that path just yet.
Get the bits for evdev and the virtualbox guest additions sorted, and let us have a fresh look _________________ Lost configuring your system?
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xBreakout n00b
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:46 am Post subject: |
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It all works now after emerging vbox and evdev.
Thanks.
I will install gentoo on the actual hardware whenever I have time.
I hope I won't run into any issues then. |
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