On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 12:41:12AM -0700, Piero Caracciolo 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. /dev/input/mouse0 should be device for usb mouse. /dev/psaux would be ps2 mouse port. /dev/input/mice should combine input from all mice you have connected to your compute, but I am not sure if you need usb modules loaded for it to work. If you use gpm, in XF86Config you could also use /dev/gpmdata with gpm set to 'raw' repeat. Check /var/log/messages for report on how your computer detected your mouse. If you want to eliminate most guessing as to what device to use for various hardware, look into using devfs. -- Jerome
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