---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: sisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sisi, Thanks for the post. Yes, I was trying to run gpmconfig as root and, yes, I think apt-get is the next stop. Thanks again, Mike
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:30:36 +0200 >On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 03:57:12PM -0400, mmissett wrote: >> Georg and Andy, >> Alas, sorry to come back with bad news, and if you're >> getting sick of this, I can't blame you, so am I. >> Anyway, tried your suggestions with the following >> results: >> >> >Probably you can try to create a character device by >> >mknod /dev/input/mice c 13 63 >> >> This produced the answer: "mknod /dev/input/mice: >> No such file or directory" >> Now I know I was trying to *create* a file, but that >> is the message I got. >> >> >If you have /dev/input/mice, you should configure your mouse with >> >gpmconfig so that it works on console. >> >> It tells me: "gpmconfig: command not found" >> locate gpmconfig gives me nothing >> man gpmconfig gives me: "no manual entry for gpmconfig" >> >> Am I doing something wrong here, or missing a point? > >you have to run gpmconfig as root, are you root? >and, is it installed? >apt-get install gpm > >goodluck, > >sisi > >> Again, sorry to come back with more negative news and if >> you just want to forget about it, go ahead. I appreciate >> all your help so far and may just reign myself to upgrading. >> (If you do have ideas though, I would still be glad to hear >> them.) Thanks again, >> Mike >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
