Newbie and X

[Terri L. Fischer]

Hello, 

I'm new to PeeWee Linux. Using 0.53.21 with the 22.cfg update, I've
successfully gotten the "minimal" example to work.  I'm now trying to
build up from the minimal example to get X windows to work.

I've looked thru the archives, but it seems that others doing X got
farther than I have before having trouble. I'm having trouble getting
the server to come up.  Presumably I'm still missing some pieces,
either from the X packages or files that I need to add to custom.

I would greatly appreciate it if someone that has gotten X working
could send me a package/file list that I might crib from or any
suggestions about getting X up in general.

My circumstances so far:

I've (naively) copied into custom my XF86Config file from the RH6.2
development system that's running on the same hardware and video
card/monitor setup.

After logging in to my minimal+X system, when I run 'startx' the
first problem I encounter is "Can't open /dev/mouse".  /dev/mouse
exists and is a symlink to /dev/psaux.


When I change XF86Config's /dev/mouse entry to /dev/null just to move
things along, the server gets a little farther - changes the video
mode, at least - but hangs or dies in such a way that a reboot is the
only option.  Ctl-Alt-Backspace doesn't seem to help.

Thank you for any help and thanks very much to the developers for
making this all available!

Terri Fischer

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Terri L. Fischer			terri@ner.com
New England Research, Inc.		
White River Jct., Vermont
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