From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 25 3: 0:54 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from kestrel.prod.itd.earthlink.net (kestrel.prod.itd.earthlink.net [207.217.121.155]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F083637B86B for ; Sat, 25 Mar 2000 03:00:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bduk@arthlink.net) Received: from arthlink.net (sdn-ar-004orportP320.dialsprint.net [63.178.68.226]) by kestrel.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id DAA07021; Sat, 25 Mar 2000 03:00:44 -0800 (PST) Received: (from bduk@localhost) by arthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA01855; Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:07:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bduk) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:07:26 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200003241607.IAA01855@arthlink.net> From: Derrick Baumer To: mihaip@videotron.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <38D8180E.EBB30E33@videotron.ca> (message from Mihai Petre on Tue, 21 Mar 2000 19:47:10 -0500) Subject: Re: startx not starting Reply-To: bduk@earthlink.net Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > From: Mihai Petre > > Hi , > > after a full install I went to config the Xserver. Started XF86Setup > ,selected the ps/2 mouse and Cirrus Logic card and 600X480 with 8 bpp as > > resolution. (the same card can do 800x600 with 16 bpp in Linux). The > test performed by the server was fine and he created a link to SVGA > xserver.Rebooted the machne. Now when I type startx I have the message > "X connection to 0:0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) " . I > tried also by installing AcceleratedX 5.0 (wich went fine ) but when I > startx I have the same message. > > any clue ? > Mihai Petre mihaip@videotron.ca > Edit /etc/XF86Config and change the appropriate lines to read this: Section "Pointer" Protocol "SysMouse" Device "/dev/sysmouse" and try it again. I can't run X as PS/2 mouse - gives the same error when I do. When X dumps, it's a good idea to look at ALL of the errors/warnings, 'cause it probably said something about not being able to connect to the mouse in there somewhere. -- Derrick Baumer bduk@earthlink.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message