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Re: problem with keyboard and mouse



On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 19:21 +0100, A.Madesani wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 03:13:14PM +0000, Ferris McCormick wrote:
> > > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module type1
> > > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module kbd
> > > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module mouse
> > > (WW) /dev/fb0: Forcing no acceleration on Elite3D M3/M6
> > > 
> > 
> > My experiences with Xorg and Elite framebuffer suggest that if you don't
> > load the microcode for the Elite device, Xorg almost immediately
> > terminates with a Signal 11 (SIGSEGV).  I don't know if Debian makes the
> > microcode available or if you have to get it yourself directly, but I am
> > sure Debian provides the microcode loader.
> > 
> > However, your problem indicates that you can't load type1, kbd, or mouse
> > modules, all of which should be available.  Check the log to see if you
> > loaded any modules please (well, you must have loaded sunffb at least).
> > All of those should be in whatever directory the xorg modules are in.
> > On my system, for example, I see
> > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
> > (and /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts/libtype1.so and so on).
> > 
> 
> Hi. Thank for your mail. I was already using the the Elite microcode. I
> found the problem: usually I don't use X so when I changed from XFree to
> xorg I forgot to install xserver-xorg-input-kbd and
> xserver-xorg-input-mouse .....
> Now it works correcltly. Remain the problem to change the framebuffer
> setting because the image is a bit taller than my monitor. I hope to find
> information to change this by google ;)
> Cheers
> Antonio
> 
You can change it at the OBP 'ok' prompt; I don't recall the exact
command off hand but someone here will know it.  The frame buffer
handbook shows what resolutions the afb supports --- search for
816-3582-11 at http://docs.sun.com and download the latest.


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> Antonio Madesani
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> amadesani@alice.it
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Ferris McCormick (P44646, MI) <fmccor@gentoo.org>
Developer, Gentoo Linux (Sparc, Userrel, Trustees)

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