On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 02:37:14PM +0100, David Wright wrote: > Quoting David S. Bateman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I do believe that your mouse should be symbolically linked > > > to /dev/psaux and not /dev/ttyS0 or any sort of ttyS 'if' it > > > is a ps/2 mouse that you are using. > > > > > > It is quite safe to delete mouse and relink mouse to /dev/psaux. > > > > is there a reason why the Slink install defaults the mouse to /dev/ttyS0 ? > > I once accidently installed a gpm.conf from a backup file and it > contained psaux. IIRC the 486 locked up. > So it's a safer bet to make ttyS0 the default because any PC is more > likely to actually have such a device. > > But I would appreciate being told what the precise function of the > /dev/mouse link is, i.e. what actually uses it? Or is it one of those > traditions, like /dev/modem, that causes more problems than it solves?
It's very useful for generating list discussion. Many apps will look first for a likely-named /dev file, even if a link, for appropriate connections: /dev/modem, /dev/mouse, /dev/cdrom, /dev/pilot (for Palm Pilot). -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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