Bug 6378 - X-half starts and sits there with mouse pointer and black screen- Mouse works
Summary: X-half starts and sits there with mouse pointer and black screen- Mouse works
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: xorg
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Server/General (show other bugs)
Version: 7.0.0
Hardware: x86 (IA32) Linux (All)
: high normal
Assignee: Xorg Project Team
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Reported: 2006-03-25 05:55 UTC by Brian Domenick
Modified: 2006-07-09 23:06 UTC (History)
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Description Brian Domenick 2006-03-25 05:55:42 UTC 
Hi,
    I have been trying to get X working on my IBM T60P. If I perform an Xorg
-configure, I get a config file and a message about can't  detect mouse. I then
fix the mouse configuration manually and try to start X with that config file. X
starts and the screen goes black with a properly sized mouse pointer on the
screen. I can move the pointer around with the mouse, but other than that the X
starts up no farther. Is it possible to modify the configuration file to make
this work or is the driver incapable of operating my video hardware. My laptop
has the ATI v5200 with 256MB ram. I am running FC5.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Brian
Comment 1 Erik Andren 2006-03-26 02:12:32 UTC 
Sadly are there no linux drivers (open-source or or ati's precompiled own ones)
for your hardware.
As of now you have to run the vesa drivers to atleast get something on the screen.
Comment 2 Brian Domenick 2006-03-26 11:33:16 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Sadly are there no linux drivers (open-source or or ati's precompiled own ones)
> for your hardware.
> As of now you have to run the vesa drivers to atleast get something on the
screen.
Comment 3 Brian Domenick 2006-03-26 11:44:16 UTC 
Hi,
I have the same problem with the vesa driver. Blackscreen with movable mouse
pointer. Is there anything I can continue to tinker with to get some kind of
usable X ?

Thanks,
Brian
Comment 4 Michel Dänzer 2006-03-28 19:36:44 UTC 
Sounds like the X server is running fine, but without any clients. How are you
trying to start your X session?
Comment 5 Erik Andren 2006-04-20 16:28:52 UTC 
Ping to the submitter
Comment 6 Erik Andren 2006-07-09 23:06:36 UTC 
Closing due to the lack of activity from the bug submitter. If you still
experience this bug with a current version of xorg, please reopen it.

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