On Thu Jan  4 18:18:12 2001, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
[..]
> So -- with 4.0, precisely how do I configure X?
> 
> I installed 1.5 from a Wasabi CD, on top of an existing NetBSD 1.4Z 
> system on which I'd never run X.  I tried 'X -configure'; it generated 
> something, though it told me that it couldn't find my mouse.  I 
> hand-edited the file to specify the wsmouse driver and /dev/wsmouse as 
> the device.  I then fired up X, specifying that file.  The screen 
> flashed, and the X server exited.  I now see *nothing* on my screen, 
> probably because the VGA interface is hosed.  (Switching to different 
> consoles via cntl-alt-F? doesn't help, though ps does show login 
> attempts taking place.)

The black screen is not really black, increase the bright and contrast
and you maybe see something.

> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Mouse0"
> 	Driver      "wsmouse"
> 	Option      "Protocol" "auto"
> 	Option      "Device" "/dev/wsmouse"
> EndSection

Thats wrong, use this:

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option      "Protocol" "wsmouse"
	Option      "Device" "/dev/wsmouse"
EndSection

Bernd