Re: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-22 Thread Evan Van Dyke
Mike Lieberman wrote: > > > 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 wi

RE: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-22 Thread Mike Lieberman
> 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 differenc

Re: FW: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-22 Thread Evan Van Dyke
Mike Lieberman wrote: > > I'm an idiot. :-) A close reading of the dev shows... > > /dev/sunmouse ! See my previous message, but I would still stuggest ln -s /dev/sunmouse /dev/mouse and let the programs continue to use /dev/mouse... you'll probably hit fewer problems along the way. --Evan

Re: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-22 Thread Evan Van Dyke
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 b

FW: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-22 Thread Mike Lieberman
bject: RE: Sparc IPX mouse issue On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Leen Besselink wrote: > > > On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Mike Lieberman wrote: > > > We are having problems getting Debian to see/find/use the Sun mouse > > connected to our type 5 keyboard. > > > > gpmcongif wan

RE: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-21 Thread Mike Lieberman
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Leen Besselink wrote: > > > On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, 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

Re: Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-21 Thread Leen Besselink
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, 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 h

Sparc IPX mouse issue

1999-07-21 Thread Mike Lieberman
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 u