_ _ wrote: > I've see people asking about how to fix this before but i never found > a answer. This is the problem that im having: > I just installed FreeBSD 7.1. I went through all the configurations > that they showed on there install guide which also sets up mice, > keyboards, monitors, etc. Now, I boot up the computer and everything > is fine. I have my command prompt and can run everything. So I type > 'startx' to get into the KDE GUI that i specified during the install. > The screen flickers a few times then gives me these errors: > (EE) Mouse1: cannot open the input device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1" > No core pointer > Fatal server error: > Failed to initialize core devices > then it brings me back to the command prompt. I use a standard PS/2 > microsoft intellimouse (3 buttons). During install i set it up as Auto > and PS/2 using a mouse port of /dev/sysmouse and the protocol of > mousesystems. I do have a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse that i > use for my W2Kpro system on the other partition but it has been > unconnected ever since i started the BSD install. Can anybody tell me > what needs to be done so that I can get startx to properly run? Thank > you very much. You may have a hardware resource conflict leaving your mouse with no IRQ. Do cat /proc/interrupts and see if IRQ 12 is assigned to /dev/mouse or /dev/psaux. If OK, your problem is probably a defective /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. -- "To fear the Lord is to hate evil. . . ." Proverbs 8:13 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
