Quoting David S. Bateman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I do believe that your mouse should be symbolically linked > > to /dev/psaux and not /dev/ttyS0 or any sort of ttyS 'if' it > > is a ps/2 mouse that you are using. > > > > It is quite safe to delete mouse and relink mouse to /dev/psaux. > > is there a reason why the Slink install defaults the mouse to /dev/ttyS0 ?
I once accidently installed a gpm.conf from a backup file and it contained psaux. IIRC the 486 locked up. So it's a safer bet to make ttyS0 the default because any PC is more likely to actually have such a device. But I would appreciate being told what the precise function of the /dev/mouse link is, i.e. what actually uses it? Or is it one of those traditions, like /dev/modem, that causes more problems than it solves? Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
