I am still not getting a mouse in X. I tried this: cat /dev/mouse
moved the mouse around, and got garbage characters on the screen. This means the mouse driver is loaded and working doesn't it? Why won't it work in X? In /var/log/XFree86.0.log, I am still getting the message: "Cannot determine the mouse protocol" Thanks again. Andrew > Hmmm, two things... > > Check to make sure you have support in the kernel for the mouse (or the > kernel modules for ps/2 mouse loaded). > > Also check if gpm is running 'ps ax | grep gpm'. If it is, do a > '/etc/init.d/gpm stop' and try X again (/etc/init.d/gpm start to restart > it). If that does the trick, you might want to remove gpm. > > Ken > > > Andrew Pierce wrote: > >>Thanks for the reply. However, it did not fix me. I created the sym >> link to /dev/psaux and retested by typing: >> >>XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new >> >>and I am still getting an error with my mouse. XF86Config.new has this >> section: >> >>Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "Mouse0" >> Driver "mouse" >> Option "Protocol" "auto" >> Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" >>EndSection >> >> >>Now the error I get is: >> >>(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) >>(EE) Mouse0: Cannot determine the mouse protocol >> >>Thanks again for any help. >> >>Andrew >> >> >> >> >>>Type in 'ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse'. That'll create a symlink >>> called /dev/mouse that will point to /dev/psaux (Your PS/2 mouse). >>> >>>Ken >>> >>> >>>Andrew Pierce wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I am having trouble running X. I just installed Woody r1 and I do not >>>> have a /dev/mouse which is what X is looking for. >>>> >>>>I do not understand why /dev/mouse is missing and how I should go >>>> about creating it. >>>> >>>>BTW, I have a Microsoft Wheel Mouse, P2/2 interface. >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
