Bug#341602: XFree86 Fatal server error: failed to initialize core devices

[David Nusinow <david_nusinow@verizon.net>]

On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 07:40:09PM +0300, a bc wrote:
> Package: XFree86
> Version: 4.3.0.1
> (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 20050601051219 fabbione@fabbione.net)
> Release Date: 15 August 2003
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.29-pre2 i686 [ELF]
> Build Date: 01 June 2005
>
> (**) Option "CorePointer"
> (**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
>  No such device.
> (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
> (II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
> (WW) No core pointer registered
> No core pointer
> 
> Fatal server error:
> failed to initialize core devices

This looks like a problem in your /dev directory. Do you have a
/dev/input/mice file? Is it readable? Have you installed something like
udev or devfs?

 - David Nusinow