Re: Mouse and X problems
On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 11:24:36AM +0100, james@soon.co.uk wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am trying to to install Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 rev 2 non US on to Compaq Professional Workstation 5000 (system outline below).
>
> So far I have managed to successfully install the basic Debian system. But I need to recompile the kernel to take advantage the systemy?s dual processors on trying to do this I discovered that ?make? and ?xconfig? had not been installed.
>
> I try to fix this by using ?tasksel -s? to upgrade the basic Debian system to a standard system (ok I admit it I dony?t want to spend time trawling through ?dselect? looking for the right packages). During the install process I was given a number of new mouse options to choose from. I probably got this badly wrong because it seems to have led to the following problems:
>
Learn to use apt-get. Make sure your /etc/atp/sources.list is pointed
in the direction you want and -
# apt-get install package_name
If you run into a situation where you don't know what package a program
is in use the web-site http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
> Mouse problem-
> On rebooting mouse cursor is now either stationary in the middle of the screen or shoots uncontrollably all over the screen with the slightest movement of the mouse.
>
Switch to console "ctrl+alt+F2" and kill gpm
# /etc/init.d/gpm stop
There is a known issue between gpm and X. Some people have had some
success with running both. Check the archives at the web-site or
http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Debian-Linux/199/0/
for more on that.
> Cany?t get ?man? pages-
> Using the keyboard I managed to get an ?xterm? up but was unable to display any ?man? pages the error message was ?man: can?t create a temporary filename: Permission denied? at the time I was logged in as root.
>
I took a quick look in the archives. Try viewing them as a regular
user. This might help to fix your 'viewing as root' -
http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/199/2000/5/0/3785023/
> X became very unstable-
> If I tried to run ?mc?, ?gmc? or ?xmseconfig? X would hang.
>
> General X question-
> Is there any method in which you can reboot a system with out it automatically booting X?
>
Yes you are probably running xdm. You can remove the package
# apt-get remove xdm
or
# /etc/init.d/xdm stop
Then use startx to start X.
kent
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