> > Hi, > > I just got Debian with X running on my Notebook PC, and now I'm trying to > get my pointing device working. It is supposed to run on the PS/2 port, as > my bios determines if the built in pointing device is used as PS/2 or the > external port. How do I set up the PS/2 mouse to be on /dev/mouse, as > currently my serial mouse port is mapped to that location, so I have to > externally connect one.
/dev/mouse is nothing but a symbolic link to the actual device. For a PS/2 mouse it has to point to /dev/psaux. You also need kernel support for this, so you may have to recompile your kernel or install a module. Finally you either need to rewrite the pointer section in the /etc/X11/XF86Config file manually or rerun /usr/bin/X11/XF86Setup. HTH, Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054
