xfree 4.3 problem

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lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Thu May 08, 2003 5:36 pm

hi,
i just installed a fresh gentoo 1.4 rc2 and emerged xfree4.3
now, after i configured the XF86Config file (which i did exactly the same as i did before), and now when startx, it just goes blank and stays there forever. can't Ctrl-Alt Bspc, Ctrl-Alt Del, no other keys can stop it. you'll have to press the reset button.
which file do i check for errors under /var/log/?
i got Xfree43log (something like that), /var/log/messages, /var/log/kern.log.0, they don't show any errors

seaweed · Post by **seaweed** » Thu May 08, 2003 5:54 pm

Does you monitor go into protection? OR does your system freeze up?

Also the errors will be in the XFree86.n.log.

lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Thu May 08, 2003 7:28 pm

well i found out that it loads the screen after 20 secs (wow!).
then i found why i "thought" it was hang, was because my keyboard and mouse don't work.

well..ps/2 keyboard...dunno why it didn't work.
here's the Xf86config:

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# File generated by xf86config.

#
# Copyright (c) 1999 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
# 
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
# 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
# 
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of 
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this  section  is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.

    Load        "dbe"  	# Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
    SubSection  "extmod"
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubSection

# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
    Load        "type1"
    Load        "speedo"
#    Load        "freetype"
#    Load        "xtt"

# This loads the GLX module
#    Load       "glx"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"


    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
#   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
#   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"


#    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

#    Option "NoTrapSignals"
#    Option "DontVTSwitch"
#    Option "DontZap"
#    Option "Dont Zoom"
#    Option "DisableVidModeExtension"
#    Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"
#    Option "DisableModInDev"
#    Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier	"Keyboard1"
    Driver	"Keyboard"

#   Option     "Protocol"      "Xqueue"
#    Option	"Xleds"      "1 2 3"
#    Option "LeftAlt"     "Meta"
#    Option "RightAlt"    "ModeShift"
#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc102"
#    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "de"
#    Option "XkbVariant"  "nodeadkeys"
#    Option "XkbOptions"  "ctrl:swapcaps"

# These are the default XKB settings for XFree86
#    Option "XkbRules"    "xfree86"
#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc101"
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "us"
#    Option "XkbVariant"  ""
#    Option "XkbOptions"  ""
#    Option "XkbDisable"

    Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"
    Option "XkbModel"	"pc101"
    Option "XkbLayout"	"us"
    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"


#    Option "Resolution"	"256"
#    Option "Protocol"	"Xqueue"
#    Option "BaudRate"	"9600"
#    Option "SampleRate"	"150"
#    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
#    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"
#    Option "ChordMiddle"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Other input device sections 
# this is optional and is required only if you

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier  "LG studioworks"

    HorizSync   31.5 - 48.5
    VertRefresh 50-100

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Nvidia GTS"
    Driver      "nv"
    #VideoRam    1024
    # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "Nvidia GTS"
    Monitor     "LG studioworks"
    DefaultDepth 16

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier  "Simple Layout"

    Screen "Screen 1"
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

i have optical logitech mouse, and i think i need to add Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5".
also, /dev/mouse --> misc/psaux. do i need to use /dev/input/mice?
how do i check manually which port is my mouse?

lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Fri May 09, 2003 4:45 am

another problem is that when i'm a user, i can't save/edit any files. the user is in groups: wheel and users.

also, so far i only have openbox and xfree.
i created ~/.xinitrc with exec openbox but as root (since the above problem), and openbox won't run.
how do i run it

lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Fri May 09, 2003 6:57 am

btw i did this from stage1.
so i'm not sure why this happened (as i started from stage2 last time).
someone..pls?

lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Fri May 09, 2003 7:12 am

can anybody post their /etc/group ?
i just wanna see which permission do i need for user

olivierl · Post by **olivierl** » Sat May 10, 2003 1:47 pm

lotusvale wrote:
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Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
i have optical logitech mouse, and i think i need to add Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5".

you have "Protocol set to "IMPS/2" this is for an Intellimouse from microsoft. I am pretty sure you need a different protocol for a logitech mouse. Also I can't remember what you should use.

lotusvale wrote: also, /dev/mouse --> misc/psaux. do i need to use /dev/input/mice?
how do i check manually which port is my mouse?

No, "/dev/input/mice" is for USB a mouse.

Olivier

lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Sat May 10, 2003 3:18 pm

olivierl wrote:
lotusvale wrote:
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Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
i have optical logitech mouse, and i think i need to add Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5".
you have "Protocol set to "IMPS/2" this is for an Intellimouse from microsoft. I am pretty sure you need a different protocol for a logitech mouse. Also I can't remember what you should use.

lotusvale wrote: also, /dev/mouse --> misc/psaux. do i need to use /dev/input/mice?
how do i check manually which port is my mouse?
No, "/dev/input/mice" is for USB a mouse.

Olivier

this has been fixed btw.
/dev/mouse works. i just disabled keyboard support under "input core support", and enabled HID input layer.

TheCoop · Post by **TheCoop** » Sat May 10, 2003 4:03 pm

you can change the ownership of a file with chown <user> <file>

you're not using the nvidia-kernel module?

afaicr the log is /var/log/Xfree_something

lotusvale · Post by **lotusvale** » Sat May 10, 2003 9:39 pm

thx.i'll try the chown thing.
but here's the problem with gaming sources nvidia now.
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=52963