Mike Lieberman wrote: > > We are having problems getting Debian to see/find/use the Sun mouse > connected to our type 5 keyboard. > > gpmcongif wants to find /dev/mouse which doesn't exist. > > Xwindows won't run for the same reason. > > We know the mouse is working as we have Solaris on this box and the mouse > was just fine. > > Anyone using a Sparc IPX have any ideas?
Well, I am not using a Sparc, but: /dev/mouse is usually a symlink to wherever the mouse is actually installed /dev/ttyS0 for a COM1 mouse, /dev/psaux for a PS/2 style mouse, etc. THis is so that apps can look for the mouse in a central location without having to worry about differences between different comps. I suggest that you try configuring gpmconfig to look at /dev/psaux first since it's a PS/2 style mouse. if you can't change gpmconfig, just ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse as root. --Evan
