Bug#290650: [greenjb@unk.edu: Re: Bug#290650: Reconfig solved problem]
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From: Jeff Green <greenjb@unk.edu>
Subject: Re: Bug#290650: Reconfig solved problem
To: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>
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On Jan 15, 2005, at 2:33 PM, Justin Pryzby wrote:
>On Sat, Jan 15, 2005 at 01:48:40PM -0600, Jeff Green wrote:
>>Ran dpkg-reconfigure and changed mouse binding from /dev/psaux to
>>/dev/mouse and window system works again. Attached at the bottom of
>>the
>>msg is the current (working) XF86Config-4. However, it would be "nice"
>>if the update didn't break it in the first place...i.e. installed a
>>config file that worked.
>Right; I think I've made the same comment myself.
>
>I take it you're not using a dynamically created /dev (such as udev or
>devfs)?
Nope. I don't ever remember configuring it one way or another but since
I know the standard /dev system and have just sketchy knowledge of
devfs I would suspect that I would have stayed with /dev if faced with
the choice in the past.
>
>What are /dev/mouse and /dev/psaux on your system? I ask because
>oftentimes /dev/mouse is a manually created symlink pointing to psaux.
>
It links to input/mice with maj/min #s of 13,63.
jeff
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