[Users] Noob questions

Kirill Korotaev dev at sw.ru
Mon Jun 5 03:24:01 EDT 2006


Also check, that you have CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV option enabled.

Kirill

> Cliff Wells wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've decided to try out OpenVZ on my home system prior to using it on
>> some servers.  My plan was to continue to use my normal desktop but run
>> some services (httpd at least) in a VE.
>>
>> I ran into a couple issues, one that I have a fix for, and one that
>> perhaps someone could shed some light on for me.
>>
>> To start, XFS support was not compiled in, therefore I rebuilt from the
>> src.rpm and added this (just a note).
>>
>> General system info:
>> FC4 (updated from the usual suspects: freshrpms, dag, etc)
>> Athlon 1700+ (kernel built for i686)
>> XFS filesystem on aic7xxx
>> NVidia binary driver (dual head using twinview, xinerama off)
>> ovzkernel-2.6.16-026test012.1 (rebuilt from src rpm)
>>
>> 2)  I'm using the binary NVidia driver.  It was initially unable to
>> build because it couldn't locate Makefile.cpu.  This was easily resolved
>> by copying this file
>> from 
>> /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ovzkernel-2.6.16/linux-2.6.16/arch/i386/Makefile.cpu 
>> to /lib/modules/2.6.16-026test012.1/build/arch/i386/
>>
>> 3) After successfully getting X to start, I am unable to use the mouse.
>> It moves only along a vertical axis in the center of the screen (this is
>> the issue I could use help with). The mouse in question is a Logitech
>> cordless USB mouse.
>>
>>
>> So regarding issue #3, is running X outside a VE not supported or have I
>> simply run into a bug or configuration issue?   
>>
> There is no such limitation in openVZ.
> I suppose it's a misconfiguation, maybe wrong driver is in use.
> 
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Cliff
>>
>>
>>
>>  
>>
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