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Re: /dev/input/mice



/dev/input/mice is usually used for USB mice.  Maybe it can do PS/2 mice
also, but those are more traditionally found at /dev/psaux.  Try
pointing X there instead.

--Todd

Piero Caracciolo <piero.caracciolo@ens.fr> wrote:

> I'm trying to configure X, and one of the problems I stumble into, is 
> the following. I have a ps2 mouse. Xf86config has written in the file 
> XF86Config that corresponding device is /dev/input/mice. But, when I 
> execute startx, I get a message saying that /dev/input/mice does not 
> exist. Same with /dev/input/mouse0. Nevertheless such devices do
> exist, 
>   at least so says the command ls /dev/input.
> Do I have to try /dev/input/mouse? until I find the right device? Do
> ps2 mice correspond to other devices?
> Thanks for suggesting solutions.



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