I was on the list trying to get any help on a USB Logitech mouse I was
trying to install.  I got a lot of support.  I bought the Debian CDs
(because I don't have a burner or a fast connection) as Woody 3.0
Official's.  I am not actually aware of what kernel these CDs run.  Some of
the suggestions I got included recompiling the kernel, which I have never
done before, and am not too sure about.  Others involved installing one of
these two packages:

hotplug
usbmgr

Now I tried both, with the usbmgr I was supposed to check /proc/interrupts,
and look for an ohci or uhci, but I couldn't find any of those entries, so
in order to avoide screwing up yet another installation, I decided to try
the hotplug solution.  It seemed easy enough, but I couldn't get that to
work either.  I tried installing gpm to just test the mouse without getting
X involved, but I couldn't get that going either.  This is my XF86Config-4
file if anyone cares to take a gander:

I use xf86config to make the XF86Config file.  This is because I have a
weird old-school monitor that runs at 56hz at 800x600 only, and has fixed
frequencies and resolutions.  For some reason, xf86config seems to be the
only X config tool that I have been able to get it to work with, this is the
error I get when attempting to load it:
(==) S3VIRGE(0): Backing Store Disabled
(==) S3VIRGE(0): Silken Mouse Enabled
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
                No Such Device
(EE) Mouse1: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1"
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
(WW) No core pointer registered
No Core Pointer

fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

And here is the Input Device part of my XF86Config file:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier      "Mouse1"
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "Protocol"      "ImPS/2"
Option  "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

The hotplug package is currently installed, and so is the gpm package.
These are the packages strait of the 7CD set.  I can't get gpm to work
either, maybe that would be a goood precursor to making sure X worked?

Additionally, I don't know how to re-use the debian config that I did during
installation to reconfigure X, which is another reason I used xf86config.
Everybody was so helpful yesterday, so thank you.  I am really hoping I can
find a resolution to this soon.  Thanks.

Rick


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