Help needed Fedora Core 4 install problem, X server does not start

[Leila Lappin]

--- Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 01:48:54PM -0700, Leila
> Lappin wrote:
> > 
> > --- Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 01:30:36PM -0700, Leila
> > > Lappin wrote:
> > > > I installed Fedora Core 4 today.  But several
> > > things
> > > > failed and one of them may be causing the
> problem
> > > that
> > > > X server ( graphical interface) is not coming
> up. 
> > > I
> > > > get a dialog box popping up with this message:
> > > > 
> > > > I cannot start the X server ( your graphical
> > > > interface).  It seems that the pointer device
> > > (your
> > > > mouse) is not set up correctly.  Would you
> like to
> > > > view the X server output to diagnose the
> problem?
> > > > 
> > > > Now I seem to be in text mode, what do I need
> to
> > > do
> > > > next?
> > > 
> > > I've not yet seen FC4, but in FC3, the command
> to
> > > run is
> > > 
> > >   system-config-mouse
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > -- 
> > > Bob McClure, Jr.
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Thanks for your help.  I did what you suggested. 
> A
> > dialog box popped up to choose the mouse type. 
> The
> > right one was highlighted so I just pressed pf12
> to
> > move to the next screen. The dialog box went away.
> 
> > Two lines of diagnostics are showing on the
> console:
> > 
> > Shutting down console mouse services:   ok
> > Starting console mouse services:  ok
> > 
> > What should I do now?
> 
> Try running X from the command line using
> 
>   startx
> 
> If the GUI comes up successfully, exit it.  If it
> doesn't, you may
> need to run
> 
>   system-config-display
> 
> Then, check to see if you are still configured for
> runlevel 5 (GUI
> login) by
> 
>   fgrep initdefault /etc/inittab
> 
> If it says
> 
>   id:3:initdefault:
> 
> edit that file and change that line to say
> 
>   id:5:initdefault:
> 
> Then reboot and the GUI login should come up.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems,
> Inc.
> robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
> God is more interested in our availability than our
> ability.
> 
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While I was waiting for some more clues I did the
following, I ran startx but got the following messages
(do these give any clues what to do?):



(==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”,  Time: Mon Jun
20 17:09:42 2005
(==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”

(EE) R128(0):  No DFP detected
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
	No such fie or directory
(EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device “Mouse0”
No core pointer

Fatal server error:
Failed to initialize core devices

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
At http://wiki.X.Org
For help.
Please also check the log file at
“/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information. 
X10: fatal 10 error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on
X server “;0.0” after 0 requests (0 known processed)
with 0 events remaining.



		
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