RE: X server crash
>Hey All,
> New to Debian...breaking from tradition and market forces.
>Just installed Debian on an older machine and configured X during
>setup.
>Computer = pentium pro 200
>Video = Trident tgui 9680, svga 640x480,8 bpp
>Mouse = generic 2-button serial
>I keep getting "fatal server error: cannot open mouse(no such file or
>directory)"
>I've checked X11 config file and changed the mouse but still get the
>error.Any suggestions?...Thanks!
Sounds like /dev/mouse isn't there. It should be a symlink to whichever
serial port its on. So for COM2
cd /dev
ln -s ttyS1 mouse
- Chris
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