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Re: Problem with XSERVER and PS/2 mouse



On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:33:33 -0500 "Wathen, Metherion"
<mwathen@bsadesign.com> wrote:

> Hello, I just installed Debian 2x on an older Pentium PC. Everything
> went well until it was time to start X, the screen flashes text rolls by
> then it stops with a message that "xserver cant find /dev/mouse". I have
> a generic no-name brand mouse, it has a driver disk for the windows os.
> Do I need to reinstall everything? Is there a way this can be fixed w/o
> reinstall?

Does /dev/mouse exist?  If not, try creating a symlink from /dev/psaux to
/dev/mouse.  Then try restarting X.

-- 
Jamin W. Collins



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