Problem starting X

[Jim Potter]

Yes, I've already just figured that out -- Xautoconfig4 was being run at
startup, and it somehow screwed up the settings.  Killing it at startup allowed
the Xconfigurator settings to remain in place.  Thanks.

> Hi,
>
> > Also, I find that I need to run Xconfigurator once every boot-session
> > before startx;  what's the cure for that?
> > Thanks all.
>
> YDL probably runs the Xautoconfig-script at startup - is there a symlink
> "S90Xautoconfig" in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d? - which sometimes just ruins your
> XF86Config-stuff you have got from Xconfigurator (well, it shouldn't)
>
> The cure is simple, as root
>
> type
>
> 'chkconfig --level 235 Xautoconfig off' (or '/sbin/chkconfig ...' if
> /sbin isn't included in your $PATH for whatever reason)
>
> However that might not help you, as the videodriver doesn't like your
> hardware. The missing mouse device might be fixed easily, once you have
> found out which dev-file is in charge of your trackpad-input, I don't
> own a PB, can't help you there :-((
>
> > > > (EE) RADEON(0): Cannot read V_BIOS (5)
> > > > Symbol drmScatterGatherFree from module
> > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
> > > > Symbol drmUnmap from module
> > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
> > > > Symbol drmUnmap from module
> > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
> > > > Symbol drmUnmap from module
> > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
> > > > Symbol drmUnmap from module
> > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
> > > > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
> > > >         No such file 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
> > > >
> > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please
> > > > send
> > > > the full server output, not just the last messages.
> > > > This can be found in the log file
> > > > "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
> > > > Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.
> > > >
> > > > XIO:  fatal IO 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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> > > --
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Jim Potter
> > > 45th Parallel Processing
> > >
> > >   Firefighting: Bustin' ours, Savin' yours.
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> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jim Potter
> > 45th Parallel Processing
> >
> >   Firefighting: Bustin' ours, Savin' yours.
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Sincerely,

Jim Potter
45th Parallel Processing

  Firefighting: Bustin' ours, Savin' yours.