Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 1:24 PM Andreas Kerschbaumer wrote: Drew Tomlinson wrote: I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what should I check to get my mouse detected?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Macromedia Flash on AMD64

2005-09-06 Thread Mark Knecht
On 9/6/05, Taylor Morrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GAAA...I need to read over my emails before sending them, I can't > make them sound the way I want, I'm really sorry. > > What I meant was: > all you need to emerge is firefox-bin, but im not 100% sure whether > emulation libraries are need

RE: [gentoo-user] Postfix configuration in server with dynamic IP

2005-09-06 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 11:43 -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote: > > My main problem is that ... > > > > > > Currently I am using postfix for sending mail from > > > > this computer, but most of the time the IP I > > > > receive from my ISP is blacklisted and is rejected > > > > on some destinations. So I

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 6:08 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 01:11:44PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what shou

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

2005-09-06 Thread Mark Knecht
On 9/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 02:11:51PM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote > > > My 'disagreement', if there is one, is that a savings of $300 for a > > new computer and a $99 Windows upgrade won't convince many people to > > learn to do it themselves usi

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread W.Kenworthy
The module thats responsible for /dev/input/mouse0 creates the node when it loads via udev: is the modules loaded? /dev/mouse is usually (on newer systems) a symlink to /dev/input/mouse0 if it exists. /dev/input/mice is a concentrator. i.e., on my laptop I have a ps2 mouse (actually the gspot/to

Re: [gentoo-user] Multiple Displays & nVida vs Radeon... take TWO

2005-09-06 Thread W.Kenworthy
I would be interested in a copy of your xorg.conf - its always good to see how the other guy does it ... Mine is at http://wdk.dyndns.org/xorg.conf.html BillK On Wed, 2005-09-07 at 10:01 +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 10:34 +0800, W.Kenworthy wrote: > > I currently use an ati

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread waltdnes
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 08:31:32PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote > Here's the items I have from your suggestions: > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 6 06:16 /dev/misc > crw-rw 1 root root 10, 1 Sep 6 06:16 psaux > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 6 06:16 /dev/input > crw-r--r-- 1 root roo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

2005-09-06 Thread John Jolet
On Sep 6, 2005, at 8:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 02:11:51PM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote My 'disagreement', if there is one, is that a savings of $300 for a new computer and a $99 Windows upgrade won't convince many people to learn to do it themselves using Linux. It

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 8:49 PM W.Kenworthy wrote: The module thats responsible for /dev/input/mouse0 creates the node when it loads via udev: is the modules loaded? /dev/mouse is usually (on I come from the FreeBSD world and thus, I'm a linux newb. Sorry for the simple questions. What module should

[gentoo-user] grub over the top of Win XP

2005-09-06 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, OK, the target machine is now rebuilt. I decided since I had to rebuild both WinXP and Gentoo that I'd just put them on the same hard drive. The Gentoo install is complete right up to the point where I run grub and write it somewhere and I want to make sure I understand the right way to do t

Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

2005-09-06 Thread Martin S
I enjoy KDE, especially since the atomic builds were introduced. The full KDE is so full of - for my needs - completely useless junk, that I've kept away from it. The bloatedness of KDE atomic is quite acceptable for me. Also, I'm pretty satisfied with the eye-candy. Useability wise, for me, KDE is

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread W.Kenworthy
use lsmod to get the module list. The modules are usbmouse and psmouse (not sure if you have said what mouse type you are using) . Note that you will need to revisit your kernel configuration if you dont have them. If they dont show in "lsmod", try "modprobe psmouse" etc. BillK On Tue, 2005-09

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Willie Wong
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 09:03:09PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > No rubbish. Not working. > > Thanks for your help. > That means it is not an X problem, but a problem at the kernel (unlikely) or your hardware. You said it is part of a wireless combo? Try changing the battery. I also have a wi

Re: [gentoo-user] grub over the top of Win XP

2005-09-06 Thread Glenn Enright
On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 04:40, Mark Knecht wrote: > Hi, >OK, the target machine is now rebuilt. I decided since I had to > rebuild both WinXP and Gentoo that I'd just put them on the same hard > drive. The Gentoo install is complete right up to the point where I > run grub and write it somewhere an

Re: [gentoo-user] grub over the top of Win XP

2005-09-06 Thread Christoph Gysin
Glenn Enright wrote: On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 04:40, Mark Knecht wrote: The disk layout is like this (MBR) - Win XP /dev/hda1 - Win XP /dev/hda2 - extended partition /dev/hda5 - /boot /dev/hda6 - swap /dev/hda7 - / /dev/hda8 - /home grub> root (hd0,4) grub> setup (hd0) (Install GRUB in

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