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Re: [LI] Keyboard and mouse problems please help

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Subject: Re: [LI] Keyboard and mouse problems please help
From: Dogpile ping <p_a_shok@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 00:43:11 -0800 (PST)
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thank you very much guys i finally managed to solve
the problem. the problem is the key board which was
not compatable. some of the user groups in U.S had
suggested to replace the keyboard with a regular one
and srart the GPM service bingo! the problem is no
longer there.

 i still have a long way to go please help me in
solving these problems

1.i have a Ripple type audo device i have to configure
that can u please tell me how

2. i have a rockwell HFC 56K datafax modem i want to
know how to configure this too.
please advise me on how to proceed on this
thank you
Ashok
--- Dogpile ping <p_a_shok@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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