<snip>Hi ! I am new to debian and have just installed it on my system but the XServer does not work. The hardware configuration of my PC is as follows:
PIV - 2.66 GHz 512 MB RAM Video Chip - Intel(R) 8284 5G/GL/GE/PE/GV Vendor - Dell Monitor - Dell H Sync - 30-85 V Sync - 50-160 Mouse - Optical USB Mouse
The driver that I use for video is "vesa". I tried with i810 but it also didn't work. When I started x server for the first time, the x screen appeared for a brief instance. But afterwards it never happened.
The following log is generated when I start the x server:
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any way. Bugs may be reported to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and patches submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions, please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository (http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)
XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001
(**) Option "Protocol" "Auto" (**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "Auto" (**) Option "CorePointer" (**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer (**) Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS1" (==) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 3 (**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" (**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 (**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" (**) Generic Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2" (**) Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" (**) Generic Mouse: always reports core events (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice No such device. (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse" (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot determine the mouse protocol Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!
Fatal server error: Caught signal 4. Server aborting
Looks like you have a mouse problem. A(n) USB mouse is usually on /dev/input/mice, yet X doesn't find a mouse there, which probably means you don't have the necessary USB drivers loaded.
You might try:
modprobe hid (Human Interface Device - fancy words for mouse or keyboard driver)
modprobe uhci (or ohci - see output of "lspci -v" for clue - motherboard chipset driver for usb bus)
Maybe a couple of others, such as usbcore and/or usbmouse, etc. Not having a USB mouse'd machine in front of me, I don't remember the specifics.
-- Kent
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