Re: xf86config

[Michael Merten <ironfoot@popaccount.com>]

On Fri, May 21, 1999 at 10:48:57AM +0100, Stephen Minton wrote:
> I'm completely new to Linux, so apologies if this is excessively thick ...
> 
> I've been trying to get xwindows working.  I've gone through xf86config, and
> then when I try 'startx' it goes into what I assume is the xwindow
> environment (blue screen, mouse cursor), beeps at me and appears to hang.
> Control-Alt-Backspace gets me out o.k.  I'm wondering if this is because I
> am unsure of the path for my mouse driver, which I am prompted to supply
> during the xf86config session.  Is there any way I can find out where/what
> this is?
> 
> Steve
> 

Steve,

If your mouse is one of the generic serial ones, your device will be
one of the serial ports... /dev/ttyS0 (COM1) or /dev/ttyS1 (COM2) etc.
If it's a ps2 port type mouse, try /dev/psaux for the device.

HTH,

Mike

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