Re: Kernel 2.6.2 and X (no core pointer)

[Marcio Merlone <mm@surf.com.br>]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:08:29 -0500
Randy Rodriguez <randy@mercurytech.com> wrote:
> > I have just installed a kernel 2.6.2 on my box and cannot make my X
> > work. I read /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.6.2/README.Debian where it
(...)
> > Well, I got intel-agp, psmouse, mousedev and sermouse loaded but X
> > still complains about "no core pointer".

> I had the same problem with my current workstation when I reinstalled
> at 2.6.2.  The solution for me was in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, the mouse
> 
> device had to be defined as /dev/input/mouse0.  Here's the relevant 
> section of my config:
> 
>      Identifier  "Mouse1"
>      Driver      "mouse"
>      Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
>      Option "Protocol"    "ImPS/2"
>      Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
>      Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 
> Worked fine after that, YMMV.

Yes, it does work. :)

[mmerlone@merlone mmerlone]$ uname -a
Linux merlone 2.6.2-1-686 #1 Mon Feb 9 19:37:13 CET 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
[mmerlone@merlone mmerlone]$ 

X up and running, mouse too. Just can't make font-antialias...

Thanks!


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