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[LI] Keyboard and mouse problems please help
hello guys
i have a problem. hwn i run redhatlinux in command
mode i.e without starting x then key boaard works fine
. the minute i start x server the key board is dead
and no longer responds . same is the case with mouse
i am leterally trying every thing from re installind
to all sorts of manipulations please advise me onhow
to proceed. i choose a us compatiable key board and a
generic mouse.
please let me know what the problem could be
thanks
Ashok
--- Dogpile ping <p_a_shok@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> thank you Arun,
> i managet to get it this time byt my problems are
> not
> yet over.
> i again formatted the disk and loaded linux(genome
> workstation). then created a partition for windows
> in
> /mnt( i was under the impression that i will be able
> to mount windows later. after that i uninstalled
> lilo
> by using lili -u.
>
> now the problems are
> 1. i still am using a boot disk to load linux( this
> problem is minor)
> 2. when booting i always got to boot in the
> interactive mode to stop the GPM and netconfig
> daemon
> which were the causes of the problems. i want to
> know
> how to make sure that these services dont start when
> i
> boot.
> 3.i am unable to configure xwindows using
> xconfigurator because every time i rin this my
> keyboard and mouse hang and i have to press
> ctrl+alt+F2 to login as root again and kill the
> process(xconfigurator).
>
> please help me on how to go about this.
> thank you
> Ashok
>
>
> --- Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 04:15:32PM -0800, Dogpile
> > ping wrote:
> > > Problems
> > > 1. as soon as i set the boot disk in the CD- rom
> > the
> > > installation started but the keyboard and mouse
> > are
> > > not working( i have the Keyboard with all the
> new
> > > features like sound control and shortcut keys to
> > > internet on the keyboard).
> >
> > The keyboard is not the problem usually. Try to
> run
> > without *any* services and then start each one
> > manually
> > to see what's hurting you. Try reading up about
> > run levels to see how to disable services (in your
> > case GPM)
> > at startup.
> >
> > > problem 2.
> > > when i switch the P.C on the Lilo prompt does
> not
> > come
> > > up it only displays "LI" and nothing happens
> when
> > i
> > > hit tab. i have to get the system up and running
> > with
> > > a boot disk every time.
> >
> > LILO docs say:
> >
> > (<nothing>) No part of LILO has been loaded.
> LILO
> > either isn't installed
> > or the partition on which its boot sector is
> > located isn't active.
> > L <error> ... The first stage boot loader has
> > been loaded and started,
> > but it can't load the second stage boot
> loader.
> > The two-digit error
> > codes indicate the type of problem. (See also
> > section "Disk error
> > codes".) This condition usually indicates a
> > media failure or a geometry
> > mismatch (e.g. bad disk parameters, see
> section
> > "Disk geometry").
> > LI The first stage boot loader was able to
> load
> > the second stage boot
> > loader, but has failed to execute it. This can
> > either be caused by a
> > geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b
> > without running the map
> > installer.
> > LIL The second stage boot loader has been
> > started, but it can't load
> > the descriptor table from the map file. This
> is
> > typically caused by a
> > media failure or by a geometry mismatch.
> > LIL? The second stage boot loader has been
> > loaded at an incorrect
> > address. This is typically caused by a subtle
> > geometry mismatch or by
> > moving /boot/boot.b without running the map
> > installer.
> > LIL- The descriptor table is corrupt. This
> can
> > either be caused by a
> > geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map
> without
> > running the map
> > installer.
> > LILO All parts of LILO have been successfully
> > loaded.
> >
> > -Arun
> >
> >
>
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>
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