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Re: Toshiba laptop install: can't get X or mouse to work



On Jul 5, Mark Phillips wrote
> I am trying to install Debian on a Toshiba 410CS laptop.  I am having
> problems creating a XF86Config file which will work.  It complains that
> there is no mode "800x600" or something like that.  But in the setup I
> specified this as one of the modes.  Any ideas?

How are you creating the XF86Config file? With "xf86config" or by hand?

> The second problem is that the mouse doesn't work.  The documentation
> seems to suggest that it is a PS/2 mouse.  Can anyone confirm this?  But I
> don't know whether this is a serial or bus mouse.  And I don't know what
> dev file to use.  I tried /dev/ttyS0 but this doesn't seem to work.  Any
> ideas?

/dev/psaux or /dev/psmouse should work. AFAIK it's neither serial nor bus.

HTH,
Ray
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