On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 05:33, Neale Banks wrote: > On Sat, 20 Jul 2002, Michael Cardenas wrote: > > > 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
The _file_ exists. 'No such device' means there's no hardware or no driver. > > 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? > > When I did a clean install of 4.2.0 debs I too got a "Generic Mouse" > section that refered to /dev/input/mice (and I'm prety sure that I didn't > answer any questions in such a way as to suggest this). It's always there because it allows for hot-plugging (USB so far) with current kernels and doesn't hurt otherwise. > > 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. It is, that kernel probably has support for /dev/input/mice but the other doesn't. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
