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Re: Cannot open mouse (No such &c.



On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 08:07, Jean-Francois Gobin wrote:
> 
> I had the same problem. However, here's how I managed to help myself. 
> 
> cd /dev
> rm mouse
> ln input/mice mouse

This is bad. If /dev/input/mice doesn't exist: cd /dev; MAKEDEV input

> cd /etc/X11
> <edit XF86Confg and change device "/dev/mouse" by device "/dev/gpmdata",
> Protocol "MouseSystems" (? not sure of this one)>
> gpm -R -t ps2

Better use /dev/input/mice directly with protocol ImPS/2 for both gpm
and X.


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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast


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