On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 07:17:54PM -0700, Sam Jones wrote:
> Package: XFree86
> Version: 4.1.0.1
>
> Attached is the report from the file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
>
> When running X-Window the mouse doesn't work.
>
> I am using Debian/ Linux 2.2, kernel 2.2.20-idepci and libc 2.2.5
>
> The problem seems that the /dev/mouse directory was not created during
> installation. Any suggestion to fix the problem?
[...]
> (**) Option "Protocol" "auto"
> (**) Mouse0: Protocol: "auto"
> (**) Option "CorePointer"
> (**) Mouse0: Core Pointer
> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
> No such file or directory.
> (EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse0"
> (II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
> (II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver
> (WW) No core pointer registered
> No core pointer
>
> Fatal server error:
> failed to initialize core devices
You did not provide sufficient information with your initial report for
me to handle this bug.
The XF86Config(7) manual page says:
When reporting bugs to the Debian Bug Tracking System in
xserver-xfree86, be sure to include a copy of your
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and /var/log/XFree86.0.log (or
whichever log file the X server used - see XFree86(1x)) files
in the bug report. Many problems with the X server are the
result of poor configuration. Furthermore, this information
aids the Debian Developers in determining your hardware sce‐
nario.
If you use the "reportbug" package and command, the above files will be
included automatically if they exist.
Also, have you tried creating the /dev/mouse device node? It's the
installer's responsibility to set up device nodes, not the xfree86
packages' (in fact, it's usually a Debian Policy violation for packages
to go mucking around in /dev).
--
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Debian GNU/Linux | complicated way only to be able to
branden@debian.org | have that comment in there.
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Lars Wirzenius
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