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Re: Configure PS/2 mouse for new Debian install



I've had some troubles with my (serial) mouse.
Make sure you hardlink your mouse (in my case /dev/ttyS1) to /dev/mouse.
That should enable you to use your mouse in X.

Good luck!  Richard.
Darren Wyn Rees <merlin@A470.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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> How can I configure a mouse for use with Debian ?
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> I've gone through xf86config and chosen /dev/tty0 but to be
> frank, I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to configure thereabouts.
> 
> Type 'startx' and no working mouse.
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