hi ya wendell.... - when in console mode...does the mouse respond on the screen ( to gpm ) ??
what does is the errror messages from: "X -probeonly" fix those first and than run startx...or xinit etc... have fun alvin > Wendell Buckner wrote: > > > > Well the graphically interface is nice(I've been dealing with just console > > up to now), but it's not solving my problem (thanks anyway). I go through > > the configuration process, save it and it tells me that my server is now > > running. It then exits me to the console prompt. I run startx and it it > > gives me the same error(/dev/mouse, no such file or directory). I look in > > the /dev for a mouse file or directory and it is not there!! I will check > > to make sure that the serial port is working by booting it with a dos floppy > > and mouse.com. > > > /dev/mouse is usually a symbolic link to your mouse device which > is usually /dev/ttyS0 (for a standard serial mouse). I seem to > remember someone saying that symlink is not a good idea to have > (or was it /dev/modem?). Anyway, check /etc/X11/XF86Config and > look for a 'pointer' section. The pointer section will have a > 'device' line; make sure its your mouse device, ie. "device > /dev/ttyS0". The xf86config program will ask you for this info, > IIRC, so alternatively you could try running 'xf86config'; its not > the same as 'XF86Setup'.
