[102321] in RedHat Linux List
RH 5.1 installation questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Goforth)
Wed Dec 2 13:54:20 1998
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 13:42:36 -0500
From: Eric Goforth <EricGoforth@csi.com>
Reply-To: EricGoforth@csi.com
To: "redhat-list@redhat.com" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
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I had formerly run RH 5.0 for serveral months, but after I really
screwed up my system with Partition Magic I decided wipe out my Linux
partitions and start over again with a copy of RH 5.1 that came with a
Linux book that I bought.
My RH 5.0 installation ran MetroX to configure X. This distribution of
RH 5.1 doesn't seem to come with MetroX. I'm having some problems when
I try to startx. Is there anyway that I can get a print out the
messages that are produced?
startx > errmsg.txt
doesn't work.
I'm thinking about rewiping my Linux parititions installing RH 5.0 (so
that I can use MetroX to configure X) and then installing RH 5.1 as an
upgrade. Would the version of MetroX that came with RH 5.0 work with RH
5.1?
Also, I have one of those Logitech Mouseman mice with the little scroll
wheel thingie and the thumb button. Should I configure this as a
Mouseman or as a bus mouse? I don't recall which one I used
previously. My system detected a mouse on port psaux, whatever that
is. The mouse is plugged into a PS/2 style port, not the traditional
nine pin serial ports. Formerly I was able to use my mouse in bash and
in X. My understanding is that the fact that my mouse doesn't work is
highly likely to be causing X to crash.
Before I wiped out my Linux partitions I did do a tar backup of my /etc,
/home, /root, and /usr/local directories. Would my X configuration and
files that configured my mouse be in these directories, and where?
Could I just restore these configuration files and overwrite the current
ones?
Also, how can cheapbytes or other sources sell RH5.1, or whatever. I
can see how they can distribute all the GPL'd software, but it seems
that Red Hat could prevent them from using the name Red Hat, isn't this
name trademarked?
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