Re: [WBEL-users] Adding Gui on command-line install
david <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:28:37 -0700
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At 04:11 PM 10/26/2006, Robert Heller wrote: >At Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:22:00 -0700 david <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > At 05:06 AM 10/26/2006, you wrote: > > >At Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:55:12 -0700 david <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Friends > > > > > > > > I originally set up my server to run command-line only. None of the > > > > graphical interface packages were installed. > > > > > > > > I now want to add the capability of running a graphical interface > > > > sometimes. That is, the system boots in command line mode (runlevel > > > > 3 I think), and the ALT-function keys bring up command line > > > > windows. However, if I issue the "startx" command (I think), I want > > > > to switch to graphical. I want to make a similar function available > > > > via ssh logins using an X-windows package on a windows box. > > > > > > > > Is this possible? Can it be done without re-installing WBEL4? > > > > > >Yes. You just need to install and configure the X Server: > > > > > >1) Make sure xorg-x11 and xdm are installed: > > > > > >sudo yum install xorg-x11 xorg-x11-xdm > > > > > >2) Then configure the X server -- type this at the console: > > > > > >/usr/bin/X11/Xorg -configure > > > > Robert > > > > I installed as suggested, plugged in the mouse, rebooted to let > Kudzuu find it. > > > > When I ran the Xorg -configure, it claimed it could not detect the > > mouse, and suggested that I edit > > /root/xorg.conf.new > > I saw that the device pointer therein was > > /dev/mouse > > but my dev listing shows > > /dev/mouse0 > > > > So, I did the edit, saved it, reran the configure, and it complained > > again. When I reexamined the edited file, my changes were erased !! > > > >Is it a serial, PS/2, or USB mouse? > >You might have to fuss with udev to get the /dev/mouse symlink to stay >around. > >I have a serial mouse on COM2, so I have this line in >/etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules: > >KERNEL="ttyS1", SYMLINK="modem" > >You might need to add something else for your mouse. > >Also: *Always* Cc to the list! -- select 'Reply To All' when you reply. >I'm not the only one with answers -- there are others who might have >answers too. It is a PS2 mouse that was not visible during original WBEL install. I can only find the file /etc/udev/rulses.d/50-udev.rules, but have no idea what to do with it. The only line that has MOU on it says: KERNEL="mouse*", NAME="input/%k" Is a reinstall of WBEL4 the cleanest "no brainer" way to do this? David