[linux-help] Re: XF86Config Editing

[Benjamin Bunck <bbunck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc,

Did you try turning off Chordmiddle and Emulate 3 buttons when you ran
Xconfigurator?

By the way, on my RHL 7.1 machine, /etc/sysconfig/mouse has the same
permissions as yours.


Ben



On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Marc Bachman wrote:

>
> Here's an exhaustive update on my progress: to refresh your memories, I
> am trying to edit XF86 to add a Logitech Wheel ( optical ) mouse. When I
> ran XConfigurator in text mode all was well until finishing installation
> of my mouse at which point the inevitable: Xconfigurator: line 5
> unexpected in /etc/sysconfig/mouse
>
>                 Xconfigurator: Critical error reading
> /etc/sysconfig/mouse
>                 Xconfigurator: Check permissions of /etc/sysconfig/mouse
>
>                 Xconfigurator: Also, make sure you are running this
> program as root
> So, I check permission :# ls -l /etc/sysconfig/mouse
>                                   -rw-r--r--  1 root  root 107 Jul 22
> 22:39 etc/sysconfig/mouse
> So, I want to look at line 5 in /etc/sysconfig/mouse
>   root@local host/root ] # /etc/sysconfig/mouse
>                                         bash: /etc/sysconfig/mouse:
> Permission denied
> So just to see if KDE might work,
>                                       #startx
>                                        XF86Config:
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
>                                        (**) stands for supplied, (--)
> stands for probed/default
>                                         values
>                                         Config error:
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config: 75
>                                          Chordmiddle
>                                          ^^^^^^^^^^
>                                           Can't use Chordmiddle with
> Emulate3Buttons
>                                           X10: fatal IO error 104
>                                          ( Connection reset by peer) on
> X server ": 0.0"
>                                          after 0 requests (0 known
> processed) with 0 events
>                                          remaining
> So, we can see that I don't know yet how to get to the files to edit
> them, if indeed that will be the best approach. I am sure I need to know
> how to deal with this situation so I can potentially offer assistance
> later. Thanks in advance, Marc
>
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