Greetings,
I have just virtualized a SuSE Linux box onto a vmware ESX server. I used the VMware converter software. Now, when i boot normally, I have no working keyboard. Mouse works. No keyboard though. My video display was also not working. I did get that running with sax2 0=vesa but my res. is only 800X600 now.
I am still fairly new to linux and would appreciate any help you can provide!
Thank you
Don
I should also point out that when i boot in fail safe mode the keyboard does work. Also if i do a normal boot then use VNC it will work thru the vnc window.
Really odd. Can someone tell me what to do when i get in to the vnc window and login?
here’s my xorg.conf file
Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection
Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
EndSection
Section “Module”
Load “type1”
Load “v4l”
Load “vnc”
Load “dbe”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
Load “freetype”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Generic Keyboard”
Option “CoreKeyboard”
Option “XkbLayout” “us”
Option “XkbModel” “pc104”
Option “XkbRules” “xorg”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Driver “rfbkeyb”
Identifier “Keyboard[2]”
Option “InputFashion” “VNC”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Driver “rfbmouse”
Identifier “Mouse[3]”
Option “InputFashion” “VNC”
EndSection
Section “Monitor”
DisplaySize 386 290
HorizSync 30-40
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “Unknown”
Option “DPMS”
VendorName “Unknown”
VertRefresh 50-75
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection
Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
Modeline “1024x600” 53.78 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 623
Modeline “1024x600” 52.95 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 623
Modeline “1024x600” 51.49 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 623
Modeline “800x600” 42.11 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 623
Modeline “800x600” 40.83 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
Modeline “800x600” 40.19 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
Modeline “768x576” 39.81 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 599
Modeline “768x576” 39.22 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 599
Modeline “768x576” 38.56 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 598
Modeline “640x480” 29.84 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
Modeline “640x480” 29.43 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
Modeline “640x480” 29.03 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
EndSection
Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection
Section “Device”
BoardName “VMWARE0405”
BusID “0:15:0”
Driver “vesa”
Identifier “Device[0]”
Option “rfbauth” “/root/.vnc/passwd”
Option “usevnc” “yes”
Screen 0
VendorName “VMWare Inc”
EndSection
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[2]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Mouse[3]” “SendCoreEvents”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection
Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection
Section “Extensions”
EndSection
Did you install vmware tools for linux in the opensuse VM?
Well thank you for the response but vmware tools wasn’t the problem. After getting into the machine with VNC i was able to go to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and found the following lines
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[2]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Mouse[3]” “SendCoreEvents”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection
If you take a look at where it’s telling which keyboard to use… it was missing InputDevice “Keyboard [0]”
So there was no actual problem. It was doing as it was told. The physical machine i had it installed on was a gateway 9610 server. In the back of the server is only one PS2 port with a Y cable that you’d plug in your KBD and Mouse. I believe thats where the problem started.
Thanks for your assistance though. I appreciate your response.
Don;)
Well done. I’d never guess that a PS/2 split cable might confuse X.