RE: XFsetup
Is GPM loading through /etc/rcX.d? If so, then you'd need to point to
/dev/gpmdata in XF86Setup instead of /dev/psaux or /dev/mouse.
You can determine this by moving your mouse at the console. If you see the
cursor moving (i.e. a grey rectangle), then GPM is running.
HTH
Patrick Cheong
Information Systems Assurance
Measat Broadcast Network Systems
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eileen Orbell [SMTP:eileen@orbell.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 2:35 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: XFsetup
>
> As i said in my message I downloaded the XF86_SVGA, actually when I run
> startx it loads into xwindows but freezes up due the mouse error. I no
> the
> diff between a serial PS2 mouse but this seems weird to me. I even used:
>
> ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse to send any program looking for /dev/mouse to
> /dev/psaux
>
> Still no luck!!
>
> At 11:33 AM 10/15/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 11:31:02AM -0400, Eileen Orbell wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am still trying to config xwindows. I have a ATI 16mg video card
> > which I
> > > labeled as generic, as PS2 mouse. I downloaded the XF86_SVGA. When I
> run
> > > startx I still get no mouse and error returned
> > > FATAL SERVER ERROR
> > > Cannot open mouse (No such file - directory)
> > > What am I doing wrong? This is really getting me down now (smile)
> >
> > Do you have a /dev/psaux device file? That's what it will look for
> if you
> >tell it to use a PS2 mouse. Are you sure it's PS2?
> >
> > The ATI is supported to my knowledge, so I'm not sure generic is the
> best
> >choice. As long as you're sure it's supported by the SVGA server. Plus,
> are
> >you using the SVGA server? You should have an /etc/X11/Xserver file that
> looks
> >something like this:
> >
> >[msoulier@lupus msoulier]$ cat /etc/X11/Xserver
> >/usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA
> >Console
> >
> > Mike
> >
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