Re: Mouse Device

[Jim Foltz <aa204@acorn.net>]

On Sun, Oct 04, 1998 at 10:56:55AM -0500, Christopher Jay Stevenson wrote:
> 
> I'm buzy installing X Windows
> (I have xsave and the Xserver for general SVGA)
> and I don't know where my douse is in /dev.
> 
> (I told the kernel to include support a PS/2 mouse, and I have a 
> Microsoft Intellimouse on a PS/2 port.)

The /dev/psaux is the device you want. You can create a symbolic link
/dev/mouse to point to /dev/psaux. This was done for me on my system,
probably by the gpm package, or use the ln command. There is also a psaux
driver available as a module or kernel builtin.

> 
> Oh... /dev/mouse doesn't exist.
> 
> 
> Thanks to whoever can help
> 
> ---starfox
> 
> Chris Stevenson
> 
> 
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