[parisc-linux] HP9000 C200 Visualize-EG XFree86 Success!

[parisc-linux] HP9000 C200 Visualize-EG XFree86 Success!

[B. Douglas Hilton]

Just did a network install using the 0.9.3 full cdrom, and it
went very smoothly other than not being able to get the
rescue image ( 32 / 64 subdir ) by default. The default net
install options were messed up. I just [Q]uit the install and
ran DSelect on its own to get it working right, not really a
big deal.

The 2.4.17 kernel installed by default would not run X, causing
the HPMC error. Upgrading to Debian's 2.4.18 kernel fixed this
problem and gave me 8 bit color at 1024x768 with the Visualize-EG
board. For web surfers looking for help here is the relevant
snippet to put in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

# Simple XFree86 Configuration for Visualize-EG STI Framebuffer

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
		Device	"Generic Video Card"
		Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
		SubSection	"Display"
			Depth	8
			Modes	"default"
		EndSubSection
EndSection

Install Notes: "gpm" doesn't seem to work for me, although I
am running a Dexxa Optical Wheel Mouse through a KVM switch.
I just set X to "PS/2" and it worked ( but no mouse wheel ).

Looks great! I was able to slurp up the whole Debian system
via the net with no trouble at all. KDE installed with no problems
and runs pretty well on this crate.

Just ordered a Visualize-24 graphics board on Ebay which I will
plug in and see if it works better than the EG board.

See you at Debconf-2!

- Doug

Re: [parisc-linux] HP9000 C200 Visualize-EG XFree86 Success!

[M. Grabert]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, B. Douglas Hilton wrote:

> Install Notes: "gpm" doesn't seem to work for me, although I
> am running a Dexxa Optical Wheel Mouse through a KVM switch.
> I just set X to "PS/2" and it worked ( but no mouse wheel ).

Try ImPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2 instead and add a line

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

in the InputDevice Section

> Looks great! I was able to slurp up the whole Debian system
> via the net with no trouble at all. KDE installed with no problems
> and runs pretty well on this crate.
>
> Just ordered a Visualize-24 graphics board on Ebay which I will
> plug in and see if it works better than the EG board.

Sorry to disappoint you, but just the Visualize-EG is supported for now!

gretings max

Re: [parisc-linux] HP9000 C200 Visualize-EG XFree86 Success!

[M. Grabert]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, B. Douglas Hilton wrote:

> Install Notes: "gpm" doesn't seem to work for me, although I
> am running a Dexxa Optical Wheel Mouse through a KVM switch.
> I just set X to "PS/2" and it worked ( but no mouse wheel ).

Try ImPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2 instead and add a line

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

in the InputDevice Section

> Looks great! I was able to slurp up the whole Debian system
> via the net with no trouble at all. KDE installed with no problems
> and runs pretty well on this crate.
>
> Just ordered a Visualize-24 graphics board on Ebay which I will
> plug in and see if it works better than the EG board.

Sorry to disappoint you, but just the Visualize-EG is supported for now!

gretings max

[parisc-linux] 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Martin-Éric Racine]

On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, M. Grabert wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, B. Douglas Hilton wrote:
>=20
> > Install Notes: "gpm" doesn't seem to work for me, although I
> > am running a Dexxa Optical Wheel Mouse through a KVM switch.
> > I just set X to "PS/2" and it worked ( but no mouse wheel ).
>=20
> Try ImPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2 instead and add a line
>=20
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>=20
> in the InputDevice Section

On my 712-60, I've had to call my mouse "ps2fu" in gpm.conf but enabling th=
e
same repeater didn't get X to use it.  Anyhow, the problem with fups2 is th=
at
every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no longer
works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again.

Meanwhile, that same fups2 driver seems to work as expected on consoles and
never caused me any problem.

--=20
Martin-=C9ric Racine, Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
+358 41 474 0289

Re: [parisc-linux] 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[b.gunreben]

Martin-=C9ric Racine wrote: =

> On my 712-60, I've had to call my mouse "ps2fu" in gpm.conf but enablin=
g the
> same repeater didn't get X to use it.  Anyhow, the problem with fups2 i=
s that
> every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no lo=
nger
> works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again=
=2E

There may be problems, if you run gpm while running X. You can try to swi=
tch of
gpm when running X. =


Another possibility is to use the gpm repeater for X as well. =

Try to change your X11 mouse configuration to the following one, and make=
 sure
gpm runs while using X.

Section "Pointer"
  Protocol              "MouseSystems"
  Device                "/dev/gpmdata"
  SampleRate            60
  BaudRate              1200
EndSection


Berthold

Re: [parisc-linux] 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[b.gunreben]

Martin-=C9ric Racine wrote: =

> On my 712-60, I've had to call my mouse "ps2fu" in gpm.conf but enablin=
g the
> same repeater didn't get X to use it.  Anyhow, the problem with fups2 i=
s that
> every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no lo=
nger
> works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again=
=2E

There may be problems, if you run gpm while running X. You can try to swi=
tch of
gpm when running X. =


Another possibility is to use the gpm repeater for X as well. =

Try to change your X11 mouse configuration to the following one, and make=
 sure
gpm runs while using X.

Section "Pointer"
  Protocol              "MouseSystems"
  Device                "/dev/gpmdata"
  SampleRate            60
  BaudRate              1200
EndSection


Berthold

Re: [parisc-linux] 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Martin-Éric Racine]

On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, b.gunreben wrote:

> Martin-=C9ric Racine wrote:=20
> > On my 712-60, I've had to call my mouse "fups2" in gpm.conf but enablin=
g the
> > same repeater didn't get X to use it.

> There may be problems, if you run gpm while running X. You can try to swi=
tch
> of gpm when running X.  Another possibility is to use the gpm repeater fo=
r X

Please re-read what I have written.  Repeater fails.

--=20
Martin-=C9ric Racine, Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
+358 41 474 0289

Re: [parisc-linux] 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Martin-Éric Racine]

On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, b.gunreben wrote:

> Martin-=C9ric Racine wrote:=20
> > On my 712-60, I've had to call my mouse "fups2" in gpm.conf but enablin=
g the
> > same repeater didn't get X to use it.

> There may be problems, if you run gpm while running X. You can try to swi=
tch
> of gpm when running X.  Another possibility is to use the gpm repeater fo=
r X

Please re-read what I have written.  Repeater fails.

--=20
Martin-=C9ric Racine, Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
+358 41 474 0289

[parisc-linux] Re: 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Grant Grundler]

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Martin-=C9ric_Racine?= wrote:
> Anyhow, the problem with fups2 is that
> every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no longer
> works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again.

I had the same problem with B180 or C3000.
Unfortunately I don't recall which.

But since gdm is one of the first things I remove, it doesn't bother me.

grant

[parisc-linux] Re: 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Martin-Éric Racine]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Grant Grundler wrote:

> =3D?iso-8859-1?Q?Martin-=3DC9ric_Racine?=3D wrote:
> > Anyhow, the problem with fups2 is that
> > every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no lo=
nger
> > works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again=
=2E
>=20
> I had the same problem with B180 or C3000.  But since gdm is one of the
> first things I remove, it doesn't bother me.

The same problem occurs with KDM or XDM.  Either way, I need a display mana=
ger;
loging in at the console and typing "startx" manually is not an option here=
=2E

--=20
Martin-=C9ric Racine, Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
+358 41 474 0289

[parisc-linux] Re: 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Martin-Éric Racine]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Grant Grundler wrote:

> =3D?iso-8859-1?Q?Martin-=3DC9ric_Racine?=3D wrote:
> > Anyhow, the problem with fups2 is that
> > every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no lo=
nger
> > works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again=
=2E
>=20
> I had the same problem with B180 or C3000.  But since gdm is one of the
> first things I remove, it doesn't bother me.

The same problem occurs with KDM or XDM.  Either way, I need a display mana=
ger;
loging in at the console and typing "startx" manually is not an option here=
=2E

--=20
Martin-=C9ric Racine, Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
+358 41 474 0289

[parisc-linux] Re: 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Grant Grundler]

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Martin-=C9ric_Racine?= wrote:
> Anyhow, the problem with fups2 is that
> every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no longer
> works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again.

I had the same problem with B180 or C3000.
Unfortunately I don't recall which.

But since gdm is one of the first things I remove, it doesn't bother me.

grant

[parisc-linux] 712-60 XFree86 mouse driver problems

[Martin-Éric Racine]

On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, M. Grabert wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, B. Douglas Hilton wrote:
>=20
> > Install Notes: "gpm" doesn't seem to work for me, although I
> > am running a Dexxa Optical Wheel Mouse through a KVM switch.
> > I just set X to "PS/2" and it worked ( but no mouse wheel ).
>=20
> Try ImPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2 instead and add a line
>=20
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>=20
> in the InputDevice Section

On my 712-60, I've had to call my mouse "ps2fu" in gpm.conf but enabling th=
e
same repeater didn't get X to use it.  Anyhow, the problem with fups2 is th=
at
every time I exit Gnome and X is restarted by gdm, the mouse in X no longer
works so I have to ctrl-alt-back kill X to reinitialize the mouse again.

Meanwhile, that same fups2 driver seems to work as expected on consoles and
never caused me any problem.

--=20
Martin-=C9ric Racine, Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
+358 41 474 0289