Re: Cannot run X - missing /dev/mouse
Try changing
Option "Protocol" "auto"
to
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 07:29:54PM -0500, Andrew Pierce wrote:
> I am still not getting a mouse in X. I tried this:
>
> cat /dev/mouse
>
> moved the mouse around, and got garbage characters on the screen. This
> means the mouse driver is loaded and working doesn't it?
>
> Why won't it work in X?
>
> In /var/log/XFree86.0.log, I am still getting the message:
>
> "Cannot determine the mouse protocol"
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> > Hmmm, two things...
> >
> > Check to make sure you have support in the kernel for the mouse (or the
> > kernel modules for ps/2 mouse loaded).
> >
> > Also check if gpm is running 'ps ax | grep gpm'. If it is, do a
> > '/etc/init.d/gpm stop' and try X again (/etc/init.d/gpm start to restart
> > it). If that does the trick, you might want to remove gpm.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > Andrew Pierce wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks for the reply. However, it did not fix me. I created the sym
> >> link to /dev/psaux and retested by typing:
> >>
> >>XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new
> >>
> >>and I am still getting an error with my mouse. XF86Config.new has this
> >> section:
> >>
> >>Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "Mouse0"
> >> Driver "mouse"
> >> Option "Protocol" "auto"
> >> Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> >>EndSection
> >>
> >>
> >>Now the error I get is:
> >>
> >>(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
> >>(EE) Mouse0: Cannot determine the mouse protocol
> >>
> >>Thanks again for any help.
> >>
> >>Andrew
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Type in 'ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse'. That'll create a symlink
> >>> called /dev/mouse that will point to /dev/psaux (Your PS/2 mouse).
> >>>
> >>>Ken
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Andrew Pierce wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I am having trouble running X. I just installed Woody r1 and I do not
> >>>> have a /dev/mouse which is what X is looking for.
> >>>>
> >>>>I do not understand why /dev/mouse is missing and how I should go
> >>>> about creating it.
> >>>>
> >>>>BTW, I have a Microsoft Wheel Mouse, P2/2 interface.
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
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