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Re: Missing /dev/mouse



I think with a PS/2 you have to select '/dev/psaux'  not '/dev/mouse'
At 11:44 PM 11/24/01 -0600, MysteryMeat wrote:
>
> I have done installs from the net (using only the minimal set of floppies
> to get started) in the past, and never had a problem of this type.
>
> /dev/mouse is usually a symlink to whatever device the mouse is really
> on. You can either create it yourself, or change your X configuration to
> point to the right device directly. What device that is depends on what
> kind of mouse you have and where you've plugged it in.
>

I've got it just plugged in a normal, plain PS/2 plug. I don't think it
needs any special device doohickey, but it's an optical mouse that has a
USB-to-PS/2 plug. Any idea where I could find the device to symlink to?

-MysteryMeat


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