Dear Linuxers,
After installing Debian 2.2 and trying to start the X server, the X server crashed giving out the error as Fatal Server Error Cannot open mouse(No such file or directory)
Somewhere I messed up with the mouse config, but I dont know how to config mouse later after the installation of Debian system.
Does gpmconfig configures mouse? Anyways it gave me command not found.
Awaiting reply, Regards, Mayur
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On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Mayur Joshi wrote:
After installing Debian 2.2 and trying to start the X server, the X server crashed giving out the error as Fatal Server Error Cannot open mouse(No such file or directory)
which device file U used for mouse selection . Its /dev/psaux for PS/2 mouse. I was also confused when I switched from RH to Debian.
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--- Mayur Joshi joshi_mayur@hotmail.com wrote:
Somewhere I messed up with the mouse config, but I dont know how to config mouse later after the installation of Debian system.
Use the script called xf86config, which will ask you a number of questions. When it asks for the mouse device be sure to specify /dev/psaux in case of a PS/2 mouse or /dev/ttyS0 for COM1 etc. The script has no way to undo selections, so you have to be very sure about what you are doing. If you make a mistake, press Ctrl-C and do it all over again.
Does gpmconfig configures mouse? Anyways it gave me command not found.
The script name is right, but you are probably trying to run it as a non-root account, so it is not in your path. It is only useful to tell the gpm mouse service about your mouse device. Any misconfiguration here will not cause an error in X, but the mouse will act very strangely when you go into the GUI.
SameerDS.
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On Tuesday 31 July 2001 09:53, SameerDS wrote:
--- Mayur Joshi joshi_mayur@hotmail.com wrote:
Somewhere I messed up with the mouse config, but I dont know how to config mouse later after the installation of Debian system.
Use the script called xf86config, which will ask you a number of questions. When it asks for the mouse device be sure to specify /dev/psaux in case of a PS/2 mouse or /dev/ttyS0 for COM1 etc. The script has no way to undo selections, so you have to be very sure about what you are doing. If you make a mistake, press Ctrl-C and do it all over again.
save yourself some hassle. edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config file
Section "Pointer" Protocol "Microsoft" Device "/dev/mouse" EndSection
replace microsoft with IMPS2 if it is a Logitech scroll mouse replace /dev/mouse with /dev/psaux. If you are running gpm (mouse on the console), device will be /dev/gpmdata.
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