Re: No Mouse, No X Windows
hi ya wendell....
- when in console mode...does the mouse respond on the screen ( to gpm ) ??
what does is the errror messages from: "X -probeonly"
fix those first and than run startx...or xinit etc...
have fun
alvin
> Wendell Buckner wrote:
> >
> > Well the graphically interface is nice(I've been dealing with just console
> > up to now), but it's not solving my problem (thanks anyway). I go through
> > the configuration process, save it and it tells me that my server is now
> > running. It then exits me to the console prompt. I run startx and it it
> > gives me the same error(/dev/mouse, no such file or directory). I look in
> > the /dev for a mouse file or directory and it is not there!! I will check
> > to make sure that the serial port is working by booting it with a dos floppy
> > and mouse.com.
>
>
> /dev/mouse is usually a symbolic link to your mouse device which
> is usually /dev/ttyS0 (for a standard serial mouse). I seem to
> remember someone saying that symlink is not a good idea to have
> (or was it /dev/modem?). Anyway, check /etc/X11/XF86Config and
> look for a 'pointer' section. The pointer section will have a
> 'device' line; make sure its your mouse device, ie. "device
> /dev/ttyS0". The xf86config program will ask you for this info,
> IIRC, so alternatively you could try running 'xf86config'; its not
> the same as 'XF86Setup'.
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