On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Timothy Ingle wrote:
<shifted to -user, which is the appropriate forum> > I cannot seem to get my mouse to respond to XFree86 configuration. I'm using > a Microsoft serial mouse, thus I'm trying to use the Microsoft protocol with > the "/dev/smouse" name. > > I've loaded Linux onto a Toshiba 2130, and I found an XFree86 configuration > on the Web for this machine. This file uses the PS/2 protocol with the > "/dev/mouse" name. I discovered that I don't have "/dev/mouse." I'm assuming > that the person who built that config file using using the Accupoint mouse > that is integral to the laptop. Without the "/dev/mouse," trying this config > seems futile. > > I'm happy using either the external Microsoft mouse or the integral Accupoint > mouse. The Hardware HOWTO suggests that either mouse should be supported. For a serial mouse, try /dev/ttyS0 for a ps2 mouse, try /dev/psaux Or make /dev/mouse a symlink to the appropriate one. HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/
