I don't exactly have a solution, but when my mouse stops working on a new X, I try the following until I get the settings right :
- switch the mouse device. You've got /dev/psaux, the /dev/input/mouse? devices, and, if you're using gpm, /dev/gpmdata. Try each of them, but you probably want /dev/psaux if you're using a PC with a PS2 mouse. - switch the mouse driver. Some combinations always seem to work, but some better than others. It probably depends on how sensible your mouse is, or something. Russell Michael Cardenas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi. > > I've been working on installing woody, and I have a radeon mobility in > my laptop, so x 4.1.0 wouldn't work for me. I mailed debian-devel with > the details about this. > > So, I picked up your x 4.2.0 debs and I find that when I'm running X > in twm or gnome, when doing certain mouse operations, my mouse just > stops responding. > > My /var/log/XFree86.0.log contains this, which might explain the > problem: > > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice > No such device. (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse" (II) > UnloadModule: "mouse" (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device > "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE) > > but that device does exist: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ ls -la /dev/input/mice crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 > Mar 14 13:54 /dev/input/mice > > So, is my xfree86 just improperly configured? Is there a bug in x that > makes it not like my mouse, or one in the package that generates the > xf86 config file? > > For comparison, using lindows with the same debs, my mouse works > fine. I tried using the XFConfig-4 from lindows, and that didn't help > the problem. Lindows does use the 2.4.18 kernel though, but I'm not > sure that is significant. > > thanks > michael > > -- michael cardenas lead software engineer lindows.com . > hyperpoem.net . "Be the change you want to see in the world." > -Mahatma Gandhi > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
