Wathen, Metherion, 2002-Oct-15 16:33 -0500: > Hello, I just installed Debian 2x on an older Pentium PC. Everything went > well until it was time to start X, the screen flashes text rolls by then it > stops with a message that "xserver cant find /dev/mouse". I have a generic > no-name brand mouse, it has a driver disk for the windows os. > Do I need to reinstall everything? Is there a way this can be fixed w/o > reinstall? > > Thanks in advance for any and all help. > mw.
It looks like you don't have /dev/mouse created as a link to the actual device. Assuming your no-name mouse is a PS/2, as root (or using sudo) do: # cd /dev # ln -s psaux mouse This will link /dev/mouse to the actual PS/2 device /dev/psaux. Hopefully, this'll do it. jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
