Re: Initial trouble with X
On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 03:06:00AM +0000, Frederico S. Muñoz wrote:
> >
> > 3. Set up mouse translator
> >
> > This is a bit special. For me, with a serial mouse, this works:
> >
> > settrans /dev/mouse /hurd/mouse --device=com0 --protocol=microsoft
> >
> > (from memory). Read this document to find out:
> > http://f77.nop.or.jp/doc/XFree86-3.3.3.1.html#theTable
>
> Yes, I did that - by the way, does the part refering to the settrans
> /dev/com0 /hurd/term apply?
Just "cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV com0" should be fine.
> > > (MAKEDEV kbd worked); reading the Japanese page (Yasushi's one) I saw that
> > > with a serial mouse '/dev/mouse not needed'... is the error to be expected?
> >
> > It does not say such a thing, and the error is expected.
>
> Ehehehe, it does when you view it with lynx, the tables become
> hrizontal lines and it says '/dev/mouse not needed' - refering to
> the hurd patch :)
lynx table support is quite broken (= non-existing) in older versions.
> > > If not, what must I recompile?
> >
> > Nothing, just follow the instructions.
> > For a simple serial mouse, use the above. For ps/2, replace "microsoft" with
> > "ps/2". For other special settings, see the japanese site.
>
> I created /dev/mouse with touch, I did the settrans, the mouse does
> move but I don't have any control over it...
Maybe a protocol incompatibility?
> > > Oh, and I sometimes get a 'default pager error: dumping blablabla', that
> > > keeps appearing in my screen (like a $yes) and I have to reboot the system,
> > > sometimes with the reset button)
> >
> > Do you have swap? You ran out of memory.
>
> Yes, I have swap but I hand't turned it on at the time because it was
> a fresh install and /etc/fstab wasn't updated.
No swap == you are leaving the supported sector. Failures are expected :)
I hope you get your mouse working...
Thanks,
Marcus
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