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Re: No Mouse, No X Windows



Wendell Buckner wrote:

>  I'm almost there... Almost running x windows... But
> x-windows drops out from initializing giving me an error
> indicating that there is no mouse. And sure enough the file
> it was looking for, /dev/mouse, is not there!  I've been
> looking for some way to create or install a mouse. I must be
> looking in the wrong places (HOWTO's aren't helping).  I
> just want to install a standard microsoft mouse.  I know
> this is easy, but I can't seem to find information on this,
> maybe makedev can do this? ARGH!!! Help...Please?!!  -WXB1

Have you tried to setup Xwindows with the command
"XF86Setup"?  The standard microsoft serial mouse should be
the first thing you select and apply. Then the keyboard, card,
monitor etc.

John


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