On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 03:06:00AM +0000, Frederico S. Mu�oz wrote: > > > > 3. Set up mouse translator > > > > This is a bit special. For me, with a serial mouse, this works: > > > > settrans /dev/mouse /hurd/mouse --device=com0 --protocol=microsoft > > > > (from memory). Read this document to find out: > > http://f77.nop.or.jp/doc/XFree86-3.3.3.1.html#theTable > > Yes, I did that - by the way, does the part refering to the settrans > /dev/com0 /hurd/term apply?
Just "cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV com0" should be fine. > > > (MAKEDEV kbd worked); reading the Japanese page (Yasushi's one) I saw that > > > with a serial mouse '/dev/mouse not needed'... is the error to be > > > expected? > > > > It does not say such a thing, and the error is expected. > > Ehehehe, it does when you view it with lynx, the tables become > hrizontal lines and it says '/dev/mouse not needed' - refering to > the hurd patch :) lynx table support is quite broken (= non-existing) in older versions. > > > If not, what must I recompile? > > > > Nothing, just follow the instructions. > > For a simple serial mouse, use the above. For ps/2, replace "microsoft" with > > "ps/2". For other special settings, see the japanese site. > > I created /dev/mouse with touch, I did the settrans, the mouse does > move but I don't have any control over it... Maybe a protocol incompatibility? > > > Oh, and I sometimes get a 'default pager error: dumping blablabla', that > > > keeps appearing in my screen (like a $yes) and I have to reboot the > > > system, > > > sometimes with the reset button) > > > > Do you have swap? You ran out of memory. > > Yes, I have swap but I hand't turned it on at the time because it was > a fresh install and /etc/fstab wasn't updated. No swap == you are leaving the supported sector. Failures are expected :) I hope you get your mouse working... Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org Check Key server Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org for public PGP Key [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
