I think I discovered my problem, but another came up. Here it is: I was tweaking some of /etc/X11/XF86Config, where it configures the mouse. I modified /dev/mouse to /dev/ttyS3 (where my mouse is). X failed. Tried to use /dev/gpmdata (while running gpm -R), and the mouse was moving like a crazy coachroach in x. Now that I switched back to /dev/mouse, and _still_ running gpm -R, here is the error X displays (when I crash it with control alt backspace, since I am mouseless):
/home/cyberdemo/.xinitrc: line 3: 291 Broken pipe blackbox xinit: connection to X server lost. waiting for X server to shut down Fatal server error: Unable to set status of mouse fd (Interrupted system call) If I just kill gpm, I can start x normally, and even switch to the console and back again to x (that was my original problem). Anyone with the same problem/suggestions/hints/prayers to keep gpm and x running at the same time? I'd appreciate your help.
