Re: X works, but no mouse?
On Thu, Apr 29, 1999 at 07:48:59PM -0400, Jeffrey Brock wrote:
> When I start X, it fails with the message:
>
> Fatal Server Error:
> Cannot open mouse (Operation not supported by device)
>
> It's a PS/2 mouse, and it gets detected by the motherboard on bootup.
>
> XF86Config has "PS/2" for Protocol and "/dev/psaux" for Device
>
> Amy idea what is going on?
>
> I've run XF86Setup, and tried using the microsoft protocol etc, to no avail.
> I've tried a mouse, with the same result.
Does your kernel support it?
In /usr/src/linux/.config, you should have:
CONFIG_MOUSE=y
CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y
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