On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Neil Levine wrote:
> I have just installed slink on my Sparc 5. I've installed > the xlib, xbase and xsun .deb files, however I cant find > a xf86config or equivalent file. Running startx there is no config file .... > produces: > > (using VT number 7) > > sunMouseProc ioctl VUIDGFORMAT : inapppropriate ioctl for device > > before it does. /dev/sunmouse exists and has the right perms...? > ... and this is the PROBLEM. /dev/sunmouse must be c 10,6 , NOT 11,6. rm /dev/sunmouse; mknod /dev/sunmouse c 10 6 There is something wrong in debian distribution. Some package creates wrong /dev/sunmouse.

