Thank you for your input, LeeE and everybody else who responded. I actually fixed this problem this past Sunday! After calming down (I was totally frustrated) and rereading the responses, concerning this matter, on Sunday, I was able to figure it out! As the my linux box was booting, I saw it connect the ttyS0 serial port (light bulb). DUH!!!(WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS 12 HOURS AGO!) So I set my mouse to that device and all was right with the world for a little while.
Wxb1 -----Original Message----- From: Lee Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 2:06 PM Subject: Re: No Mouse, No X Windows >Hello Ed, > >On 16-Aug-99, you wrote: > >EC> Wendell Buckner wrote: >EC>> >EC>> Well the graphically interface is nice(I've been dealing with just >EC>> console up to now), but it's not solving my problem (thanks >EC>> anyway). I go through the configuration process, save it and it >EC>> tells me that my server is now running. It then exits me to the >EC>> console prompt. I run startx and it it gives me the same >EC>> error(/dev/mouse, no such file or directory). I look in the /dev >EC>> for a mouse file or directory and it is not there!! I will check to >EC>> make sure that the serial port is working by booting it with a dos >EC>> floppy and mouse.com. >EC> >EC> >EC> /dev/mouse is usually a symbolic link to your mouse device which >EC> is usually /dev/ttyS0 (for a standard serial mouse). I seem to >EC> remember someone saying that symlink is not a good idea to have >EC> (or was it /dev/modem?). Anyway, check /etc/X11/XF86Config and >EC> look for a 'pointer' section. The pointer section will have a >EC> 'device' line; make sure its your mouse device, ie. "device >EC> /dev/ttyS0". The xf86config program will ask you for this info, >EC> IIRC, so alternatively you could try running 'xf86config'; its not >EC> the same as 'XF86Setup'. >EC> >EC> > >I suspect the sym link, or lack of it is the problem. I've just put >Debian on an Amiga and had to create a link from /dev/amigamouse to >/dev/mouse. Try 'ls /dev/*mouse*' to see if any likely ones already >exist. > >Regards, > >LeeE >-- > >http://www.spatial.freeserve.co.uk > > > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
