Re: Sarge Upgrade Killed My X Window System-Problem Solved

[Leonard Chatagnier <lenc@ruralcomm.com>]

Thanks to the 3 guys posting reply's, John Travis, Peter Hayes and Ralph 
Katz.  All or you were right on target.  I just wonder why Debian doesn't
fix some of these things.  Here's what I did.  lsmod showed psmouse was 
included but not mousedev.  I added mousedev to /etc/modules and rebooted.
My Gnome GUI login screen popped up as usual and I logged in to my default
KDE GUI.  Only one problem; no mouse pointer, but keyboard was working.
I added psmouse to /etc/modules just in case and uncommented usbkbd that 
I had commented out before as I don't have one but doing so gave other 
usb errors.  Rebooted again after trying restarting  gdm, 
xserver-xf86free and
still no mouse pointer.  Getting a little flustered now but after 
rebooting again
and logging in , the mouse pointer was suddenly there.  Debian is funny some
times.  Thanks again for your reply's allowing a speedy fix for me.  
I'll post the
modem problem seperately and maybe get some new blood envolved.  I really
appreciated your fast replys to my post.

Leonard Chatagnier

Ralph Katz wrote:

> On 03/10/2005 02:40 AM, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>
> > I have kernel-image 2.4.18-bf2.4 on my Dell Dimensions XPS T450 using 
> > an HP m50 CRT monitor
> > and everything works.  I just recently installed kernel-image 
> > 2.6.8-2-686 and the required kernel-headers.
> > I reinstalled my modem using the hcfpci*.deb file and it works but 
> > when I use apt-get install, upgrade or
> > dist-upgrade connection to the server is not made.  This was 
> > repeatable several times over a period of three
> > days.  Also after installing the 2.6.8-2-686 kernel image, X windows 
> > quit working and I cannot access any of the window GUIs, KDE, Gnome, 
> > etc.  I uninstalled, reinstalled and reconfigured xfree86-common 
> > which had no effect.  I'm at a loss as my old kernel doesn't show 
> > this problem when I boot it.
> > Will appreciate any help, suggestions to correct this problem.  My 
> > config-4 and log file are attached:
> >
> > _PLEASE COPY MY EMAIL ADDRESS.  I'M NOT SUBSCRIBED.
> > _
>
>
>
> > less /var/log/XFree86.0.log.old
> > Module Loader present
> > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.8-2-686 (dilinger@toaster.hq.voxel.net) 
> > (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-6)) #1 Mon Jan 24 03:58:38
> > EST 2005 T
>
>
> > (**) 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"
>
>
>
> > (**) 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
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > failed to initialize core devices
>
>
> While I'm no expert, I had a similar problem with X....  Only after 
> bothering my support guru who fixed it by trial and error did I 
> remember to RTFM :)
>
> The (EE) errors above are the clues.  No mouse, no X! (You also had 
> another error loading a module, but I don't think that one was fatal.)
>
> My answer was in 
> /usr/share/doc/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686/README.Debian.1st.gz where it 
> says:
>
> --
>
> PS/2 Mice
> ---------
> If your PS/2 mouse does not work, make sure that the modules psmouse and
> mousedev are loaded.
>
> --
>
> You can modprobe those modules and restart X.  If that works, add the 
> modules to /etc/modules.
>
> Hope this helps. (Can't help you with the modem problem, sorry.)
>
> Regards,
> Ralph