Hi: I'm having the same problem, and I also don't understand why thy ended with XF86Setup. I read that they're working on a replacement, but until it's available I guess the only thing to do is edit XF86 config manually... Regarding the mouse, there's a document in Xfree86 docs about the mice and its protocols. They also advise about possible crashes on some systems after running XFree86 - configure, so I guess yours and mine are some of those systems, although I cannot explain why it crashes (maybe something to do with probing procedures?).
good luck Pedro ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 6:54 AM Subject: XFree86\xf86cfg system crash > okay, so after learning that XF86Setup is not working anymore (why did they > do that? it seemed like a really good prog) i've installed xserver-XFree86, > etc. so that i could run XFree86 (and in effect, xf86cfg which is dependent > on it). So i installed the packages, and just ran XFree86 as root with no > arguments to make sure that it was installed and everything, which it is\was. > Then I ran XFree86 -configure (one of the suggested XF86Setup replacements i > was referred to), and...... nothing. Screen goes blank and I have to hit > ctrl-alt-delete several times before it reboots okay. So then, being > somewhat stubborn, I try to run xf86cfg which yields the same results. Maybe > I should go with the old adage "If you want something done right, do it > yourself" and edit the configuration file manually. My dilemma is that my > mouse isn't recognized. When i just run the X sever by itself ( '$ X' ) , it > starts but the mouse doesn't move, and startx complains about an invalid > argument in relation to /dev/mouse. So i guess i just need to edit the > pointer section of the config file. I've got the standard Microsoft mouse > with a little roll button dealie, and pretty much a standard debian > configuration, so what should i call the protocol and what's the device file > (and anything else i probably should tack on there)? Init isn't starting gpm > so i think its just a configuration file problem. > But all the same, this xf86cfg thing has gotten kind of personal... i mean, i > just want to be able to get it to work for no other reason than its really > bothering me (well, not that much but still). So any theories a/b why > xf86cfg and XFree86 -configure are crashing my system? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
