I am really most sincerely sorry if I am trying people's patience here, but when I say I've done the research, I have, in fact, done the research. I have seen the posts about dev/mouse, dev/input/mice, etc., etc., etc. Further- more I *have* put that line *in* that place *in* that file, and the result is the same: startx says, "cannot open mouse (no such file or directory)". And it's right: that file doesn't exist. My question is: if anXious, attempting to configure X, gets as far as not finding a video card it can drive and stops, has it failed to *create* a mouse file? I can presumably use the framebuffer to drive the card, but I have to have a mouse.
Again, I am most distressed to have so tried Chris's patience and that of anybody else, but if the answer to this problem is in the archives, my failure to find it has *not* been through any lack of trying. Sincerely, Mike ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Chris Tillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 22:16:29 -0700 >On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 07:59:16PM -0400, mmissett wrote: >> Paul, >> Thanks for your response. I will check that, but, unfortunately, >> I believe I looked for that file at one time, too, and it's not >> there either. Do these files get created by the installation >> process and might that have failed to happen? If so, how do >> I get back to that process and rectify it? Any help would be >> most appreciated. >> Mike > >No, not use it as in run it, use it as in > >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> From: "Paul F. Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 17:53:36 -0500 (CDT) >> >> >Someone told me to use /dev/input/mice - it's working for me. >> > >> >On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, mmissett wrote: >> > >> >> Still trying to get X running on my G4. >> >> It still says it has no mouse file, and >> >> it's right. What's in /etc/X11/XF86Config >> >> is: >> >> Protocol "BusMouse" >> >> Device "/dev/mouse" > ^^^^^^^^^^ here > >If you would have taken the time to search the archives of this list, you >would have found a dozen answers like this in the past several months. >Please really do the research you say you're doing, or people will tire of >trying to help you. > >> >> >> >> I changed BusMouse to IMPS/2, which, from >> >> reading the lists I *think* is right (Apple >> >> USB optical mouse), and X didn't object, but >> >> it still says no mouse file, and it's right, >> >> there IS no /dev/mouse. Michael Schmitz >> >> suggested I read up on "new input device >> >> code", but I've been able to find nothing like >> >> that. Isn't there some file I can simply direct >> >> XF86Config to that will work? This is a new >> >> install of stable, it seems like it shouldn't be >> >> quite this tricky. Can anybody give me an idea >> >> here? Thanks, >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > >> >-- >> >Paul F. Pearson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://home.hiwaay.net/~ppearson/ >> >"Lord heal our land. Father heal our land. Hear our cry and turn our nation >> >back to You" - Heal Our Land, _Magnify The Lord_ (Integrity Music) >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >-- >*----------------------------------------------------------------* >| .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | >| : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | >| `. `'` | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| `- | May the Source be with you | >*----------------------------------------------------------------* > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
