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Re: XF86 wants a mouse file



Someone told me to use /dev/input/mice - it's working for me.

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, mmissett wrote:

> Still trying  to get X running on my G4.
> It still says it has no mouse file, and
> it's right.  What's in /etc/X11/XF86Config
> is:
> Protocol "BusMouse"
> Device   "/dev/mouse"
>
> I changed BusMouse to IMPS/2, which, from
> reading the lists I *think* is right (Apple
> USB optical mouse), and X didn't object, but
> it still says no mouse file, and it's right,
> there IS no /dev/mouse.  Michael Schmitz
> suggested I read up on "new input device
> code", but I've been able to find nothing like
> that.  Isn't there some file I can simply direct
> XF86Config to that will work?  This is a new
> install of stable, it seems like it shouldn't be
> quite this tricky.  Can anybody give me an idea
> here?  Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
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