[SLE] Lost communication with my keyboard!
Note that all the following is from memory; I can't log into my computer, so I'm using my wife's XP machine for this message. Yesterday I decided to see what the Google Earth stir was all about. So, I downloaded it, installed it, and it didn't run. Terminated with a message like "Rage 128 timed out". I have an old ATI Rage 128 Ultra video card (at least that's what the Yast hardware program tells me), and an Envision 17" monitor. The Google Earth readme says I should have 3D acceleration enabled, so I looked into the video settings. I looked into the 9.0 paper manual and found reference to 3Ddiag, ran it, and it said 3D was working fine. So I went into sax2 to change the video mode to 3D, since I remembered that 3D on my card was "experimental, therefore dangerous", and I'd never had a need for it before. Apparently I was already in 3D accelerated mode, but I noticed that my monitor was set up for a 15" Envision. I reset it to the correct 17" selection, and, since it seemed to work fine, I restarted my machine. I'm now stuck at the KDE login prompt, able to move the mouse but not key in any characters to give my password. I'm pretty sure I made no other changes. I can boot up in safe mode, and I can deal with the command line and vi with no problem, but I don't know what to change to get my keyboard back in normal mode. Can anyone help? This is the first serious problem I've had since upgrading to 10.1, and I really need this machine, or I'd dig back into the manuals myself. John Perry -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Sunday 25 June 2006 17:01, John Perry wrote:
Note that all the following is from memory; I can't log into my computer, so I'm using my wife's XP machine for this message.
Yesterday I decided to see what the Google Earth stir was all about.
So, I downloaded it, installed it, and it didn't run. Terminated with a message like "Rage 128 timed out". I have an old ATI Rage 128 Ultra video card (at least that's what the Yast hardware program tells me), and an Envision 17" monitor. The Google Earth readme says I should have 3D acceleration enabled, so I looked into the video settings. I looked into the 9.0 paper manual and found reference to 3Ddiag, ran it, and it said 3D was working fine. So I went into sax2 to change the video mode to 3D, since I remembered that 3D on my card was "experimental, therefore dangerous", and I'd never had a need for it before.
Apparently I was already in 3D accelerated mode, but I noticed that my monitor was set up for a 15" Envision. I reset it to the correct 17" selection, and, since it seemed to work fine, I restarted my machine. I'm now stuck at the KDE login prompt, able to move the mouse but not key in any characters to give my password. I'm pretty sure I made no other changes.
I can boot up in safe mode, and I can deal with the command line and vi with no problem, but I don't know what to change to get my keyboard back in normal mode. Can anyone help? This is the first serious problem I've had since upgrading to 10.1, and I really need this machine, or I'd dig back into the manuals myself.
John Perry
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Boot to runlevel 3, log in as root and rerun Sax..? -- /Rikard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- email : rikard.j@rikjoh.com web : http://www.rikjoh.com mob: : +46 (0)763 19 76 25 ------------------------ Public PGP fingerprint ---------------------------- < 15 28 DF 78 67 98 B2 16 1F D3 FD C5 59 D4 B6 78 46 1C EE 56 >
On Sunday 25 June 2006 11:27, Rikard Johnels wrote:
On Sunday 25 June 2006 17:01, John Perry wrote:
Note that all the following is from memory; I can't log into my computer, so I'm using my wife's XP machine for this message.
Yesterday I decided to see what the Google Earth stir was all about.
So, I downloaded it, installed it, and it didn't run. Terminated with a message like "Rage 128 timed out". I have an old ATI Rage 128 Ultra video card (at least that's what the Yast hardware program tells me), and an Envision 17" monitor. The Google Earth readme says I should have 3D acceleration enabled, so I looked into the video settings. I looked into the 9.0 paper manual and found reference to 3Ddiag, ran it, and it said 3D was working fine. So I went into sax2 to change the video mode to 3D, since I remembered that 3D on my card was "experimental, therefore dangerous", and I'd never had a need for it before.
Apparently I was already in 3D accelerated mode, but I noticed that my monitor was set up for a 15" Envision. I reset it to the correct 17" selection, and, since it seemed to work fine, I restarted my machine. I'm now stuck at the KDE login prompt, able to move the mouse but not key in any characters to give my password. I'm pretty sure I made no other changes.
I can boot up in safe mode, and I can deal with the command line and vi with no problem, but I don't know what to change to get my keyboard back in normal mode. Can anyone help? This is the first serious problem I've had since upgrading to 10.1, and I really need this machine, or I'd dig back into the manuals myself.
John Perry
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Boot to runlevel 3, log in as root and rerun Sax..?
Maybe its too late now but SAX usually saves the previous /etc/X11/xorg.conf file when it makes a new one. If you can find the right one, just rename it back to xorg.conf. And next time you try to make any changes.... save a copy of your last good xorg.conf before you make the changes..... -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On June Sunday 25 2006 12:58 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
If you can find the right one, just rename it back to xorg.conf. The most recent saved file will have something like ~ in front of the name.. at least the older versions of Suse did. I'm on a laptop w/ 10.0 on it so I can't look. hope that gives you a place to start -- j There is nothing wrong w/ me. There must be something wrong w/ the Universe
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jfweber@gilweber.com wrote:
On June Sunday 25 2006 12:58 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
If you can find the right one, just rename it back to xorg.conf. The most recent saved file will have something like ~ in front of the name.. at least the older versions of Suse did. I'm on a laptop w/ 10.0 on it so I can't look. hope that gives you a place to start
Actually, the very first response (from Rikard Johnels -- thanks!) solved the problem for me -- although I booted into the safe system, rather than putting in the kernel parameter for runlevel 3 (is there a difference?). Although, looking at the sax2 configuration now, I see it has set the monitor size back to 15". I think I'll let well enough alone for now :-). Unless someone can explain to me why a correct monitor setting kills communication with the keyboard? John Perry -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
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