on Mon, May 07, 2001 at 10:10:40PM -0600, Robert L. Harris (Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net) wrote: > > > I'm trying to do a "startx" on my desktop. It's exiting with: > > (**) Generic Mouse: Core Pointer > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice > No such device. > (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse" > (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" > (**) Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > (**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "PS/2" > (**) Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" > (**) Configured Mouse: always reports core events > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > (==) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 3 > (**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > (**) Configured Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50 > (**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > (**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 > (WW) No core pointer registered > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE) > No core pointer > > Fatal server error: > failed to initialize core devices > > > gpm is working on /dev/psaux just fine. I've tried this with and without > gpm enabled. I've also put "-R" in the options for gpm. I even created > /dev/input/mice per the devices.txt, no go. Try specifying /dev/gpmdata for your mouse in your XF86Config* file. This problem has also appeared in archives, try searching them. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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