Re: Xserver didn't start

[Paul Scott <paslist@ultrasw.com>]

Brenden T. wrote:

> Now it gets new and improved errors and refuses to start.
>
> (II) Keyboard "Generic Keyboard" handled by legacy driver
> (**) Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
> (**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "PS/2"
> (**) Option "CorePointer"
> (**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux
>    No such device.
> (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
> (II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
> (**) 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"
> (WW) No core pointer registered
> No core pointer

All the errors are about your mouse.  Your X is currently configured to 
use a PS2 Intellimouse.

Is that correct?

Are you running 'gpm'?  If so them /dev/psaux should be /dev/gpmdata

Keep doing:

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
(and restarting X)

until the mouse works.

Paul Scott