3 Apr
2001
3 Apr
'01
5:38 p.m.
Toby Jaffey wrote:
On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 03:39:33PM +0100, Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
After running xf86config in Debian, typing startx gives "Cannot open mouse (No such file or directory)". On looking, I see /dev/mouse hasn't been created. Can I just create my own (and how? using a text editor ok?),
ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/mouse, where x is the right number.
just for completeness, if the mouse is a PS/2, the the device is called /dev/psaux
Sz
indicating a softlink to /dev/ttyS*? How do i know which /ttyS* it is using?
Well, where is the mouse plugged in? In DOS speak ttyS0 is COM1, ttyS1 is COM2 etc.
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