Thanks Stan! permisions of /dev/mouse rw-rw-rw- BUT permisions of /dev/ttyS0 rw-rw---- (I must get the hang of links sometime)
so, a dab of chmod and it seems cured. Thanks again, Robert Varley Trowbridge, Wilts On Sun, 16 Feb 1997, Stan Brown wrote: > > > > Hi Folks. > > > > I have a puzzling little problem. My mouse, a Microsoft clone, isn't > > recognised by svgalib. Programs like maelstrom report: > > svgalib: Failed to initialise mouse. I recently (october) upgraded to > > Debian from Slackware, and the mouse was fine under Slackware. It's > > also fine under X. > > > > So, I got the source code and re-compiled svgalib. No change, except that > > the mousetest demo works as root (but not as me!). The kids are getting > > frustrated, as they can't play some of their games without a mouse. > > > > Sounds like a permisssions problem. What are the permits of your mouse > device? > > -- > Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 404-996-6955 > Factory Automation Systems > Atlanta Ga. > -- > Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy, lemmings, buy! > Pay no attention to that cliff ahead... Henry Spencer > (c) 1997 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited. > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
