I dealt with the login problem by removing xdm, so I can login
at the ordinary prompt.
The x system is still not configured right, however. When I
type startx I just get a blank, grainy screen.
Steve
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> >
> > I tried running xf86config and identifying the mouse with
> > /dev/ttyS0. Now I get a graphical login screen but my
> > input of id and password are not recognized so I get stuck
> > there.
> >
How do you mean "input ... not recognized"? If you don't have
a window manager installed, (perhaps by default WindowMaker?)
you can input ids and passwords all day, but you won't get
anywhere.
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