On Monday January 12 at 10:21pm Jim Higson <jh@333.org> wrote: > On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:59:18 -0500, Johann Koenig > <explosive@hvc.rr.com> wrote: > > >> As you can see I'm directing x to "/dev/input/mice". How can I be > >> sure> my kernel is using /dev/input/mice for the usb mouse? > > >>> As root: cat /dev/input/mice > >>> move the mouse around, and see if anything shows up on the screen. > >>> If yes, the mouse is probably working properly. > > >> cat: mice: no such device > > > This suggests that your mouse is not registering with the system. Do > > you have hotplug &| the kernel module (if it is not built in) for > > usb mice? > > I'm not certain. To be honest my prior *nix experiance is as a user, > not admin. > I think the output from lsmod I posted in my other reply sugest not? It's possible for them to be built into the kernel too. Try 'cat /proc/bus/usb/devices,' and post the results here. -- -johann koenig Now Playing: Larry Greene - Through The Fire : Top Gun Today is Boomtime, the 12nd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3170 My public pgp key: http://mental-graffiti.com/pgp/johannkoenig.pgp
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