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7.2. The server doesn't start, it says the mouse is busy.

Well, it's probably right. This most often happens on Linux systems that have gpm running. Kill the gpm process and try startx again.


Quick-Start Guide to XFree86 Setup : Troubleshooting : The server doesn't start, it says the mouse is busy.
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