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Re: cat cannot open /dev/psaux either



On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 05:24:26PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 04:44:50PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> > Sudden trouble with X.  I don't know what I might have done, but is was all
> > working yesterday.  I did try to configure ALSA (without any apparent success)
> > but that shouldn't have messed up X, should it?  I looks as if it can no
> > longer open /dev/psaux, and it refuses to start up without its mouse.
> 
> In fact, cat can't open /dev/psaux either.
> Running
> 
> $ cat /dev/psaux
> 
> gives me
> 
> No such device

Are you running kernel 2.6 with mouse support as a module and haven't
got psmouse loaded?

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