Re: KDE Mouse Failure

[Clyde Wilson <clydew@accessbee.com>]

Yes, when I tried to start it wouldn't come up.  Plenty of messages but 
no error messages.
I commented out the extra mice one at a time with the same results.

It bothers me that XF86Config works fine with gnome but not with kde...

Pigeon wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 12:46:28AM -0800, Clyde Wilson wrote:
>  
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> > I have just installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 rev 1 "woody".  I can bring up gnome just fine but when I try to bring up kde I get the following message:
> >
> > (**) Generic Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
> > (**) Generic Mouse: always reports core events
> > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
> >       No such device.
> > (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device
> > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse"
> > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > Caught signal 4.  Server aborting
> >
> > I do have /dev/input/mice and I am using a PS/2 mouse.  Any help would be appreciated!
> >    
>
> /dev/input/mice is for USB mice. For a PS/2 mouse you want /dev/psaux.
>
> Also, ImPS/2 is for scroll wheel mice; if you don't have a scroll
> wheel, just plain PS/2 is probably what you want.
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