odd, that problem usually doesn't stop X from starting. It does stop your mouse from working though...
To resolve this one, change the Xorg.conf file. There are sections titled "Device" (I think, working from memory), and one of them will be for the mouse, with the device of /dev/input/mice. This should be changed to match your box. On Gentoo, it is /dev/input/mouse0 (again from memory). Or something similar. A directory listing will help you determine the correct value. On my Gentoo server I do have a /dev/input/mice, but I have found that this never worked with my desktops... As for why X is not working, you still have a couple of options. 1. continue to diagnose the problem. There are usually two Xorg log files in /var/log. I can tell you have checked at least one of them. Did you look at the other? 2. You could backup your Xorg.conf file, and then regenerate it using the XF86config tool (or one of the variants). You can see some decent instructions here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml. You would still need to tweak the output to match your specific environment (like maybe using the "nvidia" driver instead of "nv"), but I have found this usually gets me to an operational state. THen you can compare the generated file with the suspect file, make changes and swap the Xorg.conf file around until you get it working... I suspect this is one of those cases where the solution is so simple it's being overlooked. I call these the "stupid-simple" problems. Cuz I feel so stupid after spending so much time trying to fix a simple problem. :) But identifying the problem is always the hard part. Hope this helps. Shawn Keith Robinson wrote: > I've been running for a year and a half with the same 2.6.11 kernel. But now > something is really off. If I use a generic video driver X now dies with > > (EE) xf86OpenSerial Can not open device /dev/input/mice > No such file or directory > > I seem to have lost my udev nodes, if that is possible? > > -- > Keith _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
