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Re: (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice: No Such Device




On 01/11/2006 12:54:00 PM, Ed Young wrote:
I can't get X to start because apparently because the mouse device
can't
be found, though the device directory entry seems to be there:
Falcon:/etc/X11# ls -la /dev/input/mice
crw-rw----  1 root root 13, 63 2005-02-25 23:43 /dev/input/mice

Random things to try:

Check your dmesg output (or /var/log/dmesg) to be sure
that the kernel recognises the mouse.  Likewise
check the logs (/var/log/messages I suppose.)


Karl <kop@meme.com>
Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
                 -- Robert A. Heinlein



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