Re: Input lockup problem
On Friday 31 January 2003 16:30, nate wrote:
> Michael Mueller said:
> > I tried commenting out the whole Generic Mouse section in XF86Config-4.
> > I get no mouse control at all and I must telnet in to uncomment the
> > section and init 6 the box.
>
> what about keyboard control? CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE should kill the X
> server. Not sure if your using a display manager or not, it's generally
> a good idea to not use a display manager when testing X configs, makes
> it easier to recover.
Learned about it after the fact. I am using KDM. Normally everything is
fine so KDM is not a problem.
I have been known to jack monitor cables around between boxes. I didn't do
it today but I did do it recently and had to reboot when the screen blanked
out and I couldn't telnet in.
Maybe the problem is in the card. It's an el-cheapo Trident Cyberblade or
something. It was recognised when I installed. I'll widen my scope to
include watching for vidoe problems.
To learn more about XFree86 configuration should I stay with the web or move
on to dead-trees?
--
Mike M.
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