I'm only getting a text console with CentOS-7.2 on my (oldish) HP MicroServer. The only explicit error I see in Xorg.0.log is that no driver is found for my Pixart USB optical mouse. My query is: would that be sufficient to prevent a graphic console? Incidentally, I can use X apps, eg xpdf, if I ssh in from my laptop. As always, any advice gratefully received. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin
On 01/05/2016 07:39 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:> I'm only getting a text console with CentOS-7.2 > on my (oldish) HP MicroServer. > > The only explicit error I see in Xorg.0.log > is that no driver is found for my Pixart USB optical mouse. > > My query is: would that be sufficient > to prevent a graphic console? > > Incidentally, I can use X apps, eg xpdf, > if I ssh in from my laptop. > > As always, any advice gratefully received. >That should not prevent X from starting .. though you could try another standard mouse and see. But X should start even without a pointing device. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 198 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20160105/803fedd8/attachment.sig>
On 01/05/2016 05:39 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:> I'm only getting a text console with CentOS-7.2 > on my (oldish) HP MicroServer.What's the default target? # ls -l /etc/systemd/system/default.target> The only explicit error I see in Xorg.0.log > is that no driver is found for my Pixart USB optical mouse. > > My query is: would that be sufficient > to prevent a graphic console?I wouldn't think so. Could you put the log on pastebin or similar?
----- Mail original -----> De: "Timothy Murphy" <gayleard at eircom.net> > ?: "centos" <centos at centos.org> > Envoy?: Mardi 5 Janvier 2016 14:39:22 > Objet: [CentOS] A query on graphic console> I'm only getting a text console with CentOS-7.2 > on my (oldish) HP MicroServer. > > The only explicit error I see in Xorg.0.log > is that no driver is found for my Pixart USB optical mouse. > > My query is: would that be sufficient > to prevent a graphic console?Definitly not. X is able to run even with no input device at all (mouse, keyboard, and so on). Most of the times, X refuses to start because of missing or inappropriate video drivers. Next in the other discussion thread... Sylvain CANOINE. Pensez ENVIRONNEMENT : n'imprimer que si ncessaire