Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 22:32:22 -0400 From: Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: murray@FreeBSD.ORG, qa@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.6-RC1 and X4.2 Message-ID: <20020523223222.72d8433a.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <200205200120.g4K1KZDV009072@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> References: <20020519143314.5f85c87c.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> <200205200120.g4K1KZDV009072@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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On Mon, 20 May 2002 02:20:35 +0100 Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> wrote: > Hi, > > If you've got moused enabled, you *must* specify a MouseSystems mouse > as well as using /etc/sysmouse. See sysmouse(4). Absolutely. I got caught in a PS/2 paradigm when selecting the protocol from the xf86config menu: 1. Microsoft compatible (2-button protocol) 2. Mouse Systems (3-button protocol) 3. Bus Mouse 4. PS/2 Mouse 5. Logitech Mouse (serial, old type, Logitech protocol) 6. Logitech MouseMan (Microsoft compatible) 7. MM Series 8. MM HitTablet 9. Microsoft IntelliMouse I saw the "PS/2" and went for that when "Mouse Systems" should have been chosen. This eliminated any need for hand-editing the generated XF86Config file. However, I tried the same configuration during another test install of 4.6-RC2 and sysinstall gave me the: The XFree86 configuration process seems to have failed. Would you like to try again. I answered no and completed the installation. The "failed" configuration file that was generated worked fine. So far, in all the test installations of 4.6, I've not had any of the X configuration methods to successfully complete during installation. Nothing fancy in hardware (Matrox G200 8MB card). Perhaps its just me, but i'm curious if anyone has tried a fresh install and gotten X to configure nicely during sysinstall? Thanks for the clue on the PS/2 business ! Randy > > I've installed RC1 on two systems and ran into a little problem when using a PS/2 > > mouse and configuring X. I've tried all 3 of the methods thru sysinstall > > and not had a successful configuration and had to configure X after installation > > was complete. > > > > If I use "PS/2" as the mouse protocol and "/dev/sysmouse" as the device, the > > X configuration always fails. If I edit the XF86Config file and use "Auto" > > as the mouse protocol, it will work. I've not figured out how to get the > > configuration utilities to use "Auto" so that the normal sysinstall flow will > > be followed. > > > > By not following the flow of sysinstall, there is no opportunity to select > > a default desktop as well as the side effect of the appropriate entries in > > /usr/share/skel/ not being made, particularly dot.xinitrc in this case. > > > > I'll keep looking for a solution that is appropriate for the Handbook section > > on installation for new users. I hope I'm missing something obvious here and > > someone will point it out. I'd like to find a smooth path within sysinstall > > without having to resort to post-install hand editing. > > > > Randy > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd-services.com> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org> > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message
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