Re: No Mouse, No X Windows
Hello Ed,
On 16-Aug-99, you wrote:
EC> Wendell Buckner wrote:
EC>>
EC>> Well the graphically interface is nice(I've been dealing with just
EC>> console up to now), but it's not solving my problem (thanks
EC>> anyway). I go through the configuration process, save it and it
EC>> tells me that my server is now running. It then exits me to the
EC>> console prompt. I run startx and it it gives me the same
EC>> error(/dev/mouse, no such file or directory). I look in the /dev
EC>> for a mouse file or directory and it is not there!! I will check to
EC>> make sure that the serial port is working by booting it with a dos
EC>> floppy and mouse.com.
EC>
EC>
EC> /dev/mouse is usually a symbolic link to your mouse device which
EC> is usually /dev/ttyS0 (for a standard serial mouse). I seem to
EC> remember someone saying that symlink is not a good idea to have
EC> (or was it /dev/modem?). Anyway, check /etc/X11/XF86Config and
EC> look for a 'pointer' section. The pointer section will have a
EC> 'device' line; make sure its your mouse device, ie. "device
EC> /dev/ttyS0". The xf86config program will ask you for this info,
EC> IIRC, so alternatively you could try running 'xf86config'; its not
EC> the same as 'XF86Setup'.
EC>
EC>
I suspect the sym link, or lack of it is the problem. I've just put
Debian on an Amiga and had to create a link from /dev/amigamouse to
/dev/mouse. Try 'ls /dev/*mouse*' to see if any likely ones already
exist.
Regards,
LeeE
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