Fatal server error Fedora Core 2

[thco]

I have finished install of Fedora Core 2 within VMware 4.5.2 .
And I installed VMware tool for linux.
When I start x windows ,I get this follow error:

(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

VMware Linux Guest X Server - Version 10.3, build=

Found SVGA adapter (0x1460,0x1461).
(**)VMware: Option "hw_cursor"
(--)VMware: bpp 32,depth 24,weight 888
(--)VMware: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 1000.000 MHz
(**)VMware: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 100.000
(--)VMware: Virtual resolution: 640x480
Visual: vid 32 class 4 red 0x00ff0000 green 0x0000ff00 blue 0x000000ff
error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy

Fatal server error:
Cannot open mouse (NO such file or directoty)


Whtn reporting a problem related to a server crash,please send the full server output,not just the last messages

XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

What should I do.I am a Linux beginner,please give me the for step.

 

[stefanwagner]

Do you have a mouse-section in /etc/X11/XF68Config-4 ?
Post it!

And do you have a mouse?
PS-2, com-port, usb?
Optical? Scroll? How many buttons?
Something suspicious?

I'm not sure whether a mouse is obligatoric for X11.

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[ericbrunson]

I think VMware has its own psuedo mouse driver, you need to read the docs, but I think it emulates a PS/2.

 

[thco]

With Fedora core 2.0 the configuration file for X seems to be /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Here is the mouse-section :

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

I have a Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical Scroll.
Linux see it like a PS2 device ...

Thanks for your help ...

 

[stefanwagner]

and does the section "ServerLayout" refer to

InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

or "Mouse" or ...


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[thco]

Here is the ServerLayout section :

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

Thanks !!!!

 

[stefanwagner]

Thanks!!!!" doesn't mean 'solved', does it?

Fatal server error:
Cannot open mouse (NO such file or directoty)

looks to me, as if the device (/dev/input/mice) isn't found or invalid.

can you

ls -l /dev/input/mice

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[ericbrunson]

Good point, Stefan. From what I recall, /dev/input is for USB devices, so make sure you have usbdevfs mounted, also.

Also, remember that this is VMware emulating a mouse, so even if your mouse is not USB the virtual machine may make it look like one to the operating system.

 

[thco]

Hello,

I have found the problem.

I modify in the /etc/XF86Config file the section Mouse

Before :

Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/PS2"
Device "/dev/mouse"

After :

Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/PS2"
Device "/dev/input/mice"

And now X start without problem ...

Thanks ALL for your help !!!