RE: mouse problem under Xwindows

["Price, Tim" <Tim.Price@auspost.com.au>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	john connolly [SMTP:JCONNOLLY@kc.rr.com]
> Sent:	Friday, April 27, 2001 1:57 PM
> To:	debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject:	mouse problem under Xwindows
> 
> I have potato installed using a SiS6326 4MB graphics card.
> After the SVGA server was installed Xwindows loads ok
> but I cannot control the (ps2) mouse. The mouse works ok
> in console mode. I think the Xwindows version is 3.3.6.
> Thanks for your help.
> JWC
> 
Maybe your X setup is set to use a serial rather then parallel mouse?

try:

try typing as root from the console:

ln -sf /dev/mouse /dev/psaux 

then restart X

Cheers

-Tim-
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