Bug 6029 – X install no go if serial mouse on PS/2 machine

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Bug 6029 - X install no go if serial mouse on PS/2 machine

Summary:	X install no go if serial mouse on PS/2 machine

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	installer (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Michael Fulbright
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Reported:	1999-10-17 20:21 EDT by Chris Ricker
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2000-02-15 15:30:02 EST
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Description Chris Ricker 1999-10-17 20:21:01 EDT

I have machines with PS/2 ports (which cannot be turned off
in the BIOS) with which we use serial mice.  The X-based
installer refuses to start in this scenario, as it assumes
if there's a PS/2 port that there's also a PS/2 mouse,
instead of probing for serial mice as well.

Comment 1 Erik Troan 1999-10-28 11:23:59 EDT

What's happening? Is X starting and the mouse not working, or is the
server failing and returning you to text modes with error messages
on the screen?

Comment 2 Chris Ricker 1999-10-28 18:54:59 EDT

The server's failing to start.  The only messages I get are:

Probing for mouse type
<wait a bit>
X startup failed, falling back to text install

there are no temp. files from XFree86 in /tmp afterwards, no messages
on any of the other consoles, etc.

Comment 3 Jay Turner 2000-02-15 15:29:59 EST

This issue is resolved in the next cut of the beta tree.

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