[oclug] mandrake help needed

[Raymond Wood]

On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:05:00PM -0400, mdavis8 at uwo.ca imagined:
> Well I'm more confused than ever. I've looked through the
> logs. Syslog is the only area showing any sort of errors or
> failures. 
> 
> Here is what I noticed. I really hope this makes sense to
> someone because most of it is lost on me. 
> 
> lisa: Startinglisa: succeeded
> rc: Starting kheader: succeeded
> devfsd[99]: Caught SIGHUP
> devfsd[99]: unknown group: "video", defaulting to GID=0
> devfsd[99]: read config file: *repeated for mouse, dynamic, psaux, devfsd*
> running devfsd actions: succeeded
> 
> and somewhere around here I saw
> 
> pmap_set failed. service=sgi_fam program=391002 version 2
> 
> 
> I really can't see any other failures anywhere else. If I
> leave startx running the error Cannot open mouse (Device or
> resource busy). 
> 
> Mike "I'm really becoming perplexed with this whole thing" Davis

Some random thoughts on this puzzle:

1. Type the command
     ls -l /dev/mouse
   What is the output?

2. I assume this is a ps2 mouse - correct?  I am also assuming
   the mouse works fine in wind0ze - yes?

3. As root, do
    cd /var/log ; ls -ld XFree*
   What is the output?

4. As root, do
    cd /var/log ; grep -ir "mouse" * | less
   Any (relevant) output?
   
5. As a regular user, do
    cd ; ls -ld Xlog
   If you get any output, do
    grep -i "mouse" Xlog | less
   Any output?

6. What happens if, as root, you do
    fuser -u /dev/mouse
   Output?

7. What happens if, as root, you do
    lsof /dev/mouse
   Output?

BTW, if you are stuck in X without a mouse, you have to find
some way to invoke a terminal window (i.e. get to a command
prompt in X).  Sometimes 'Ctrl-Alt-T' will do the trick.

Do any KDE people know other keystrokes for invoking a terminal
in KDE?

Oh, two more (related) ideas...

8. As root, do
    ls -ld /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
   Does such a file exist?

9. If yes, as root, do
    grep -i "mouse" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 | less
   What is the output?

Have Fun,
Raymond
-- 
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the
homeless, whether the mad destruction is brought under the name
of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"
(Gandhi)
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