Re: bus mouse problem
On Mon 28 Feb 2000, Kor og Agnes van Hoegee wrote:
> I try to get an old Logitech busmouse working on a axppci33.
Is this a _real_ busmouse, or a PS/2 mouse? People often confuse those.
> As soon as i start gpm i get the message /dev/mouse:
> No such file or directory.
That means /dev/mouse doesn't exist (apart from whether the device
itself is at all support by the kernel).
For a PS/2 mouse you need to specify /dev/psaux, for a Logitech busmouse
you need /dev/logibm. Or make /dev/mouse a symlink to the correct one.
Besides this, you need to have kernel support for the mouse. PS/2 mouses
are supported in standard debian alpha kernels, the busmouse type not
(in which case you need to build a kernel with the correct option).
BTW, this problem is in no way alpha-specific as far as I can see right
now.
> X starts up, but closes down immidiatly.
Of course, it needs a mouse.
Paul Slootman
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