Try changing Option "Protocol" "auto"
to Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 07:29:54PM -0500, Andrew Pierce wrote: > I am still not getting a mouse in X. I tried this: > > cat /dev/mouse > > moved the mouse around, and got garbage characters on the screen. This > means the mouse driver is loaded and working doesn't it? > > Why won't it work in X? > > In /var/log/XFree86.0.log, I am still getting the message: > > "Cannot determine the mouse protocol" > > Thanks again. > > Andrew > > > > Hmmm, two things... > > > > Check to make sure you have support in the kernel for the mouse (or the > > kernel modules for ps/2 mouse loaded). > > > > Also check if gpm is running 'ps ax | grep gpm'. If it is, do a > > '/etc/init.d/gpm stop' and try X again (/etc/init.d/gpm start to restart > > it). If that does the trick, you might want to remove gpm. > > > > Ken > > > > > > Andrew Pierce wrote: > > > >>Thanks for the reply. However, it did not fix me. I created the sym > >> link to /dev/psaux and retested by typing: > >> > >>XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new > >> > >>and I am still getting an error with my mouse. XF86Config.new has this > >> section: > >> > >>Section "InputDevice" > >> Identifier "Mouse0" > >> Driver "mouse" > >> Option "Protocol" "auto" > >> Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" > >>EndSection > >> > >> > >>Now the error I get is: > >> > >>(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) > >>(EE) Mouse0: Cannot determine the mouse protocol > >> > >>Thanks again for any help. > >> > >>Andrew > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Type in 'ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse'. That'll create a symlink > >>> called /dev/mouse that will point to /dev/psaux (Your PS/2 mouse). > >>> > >>>Ken > >>> > >>> > >>>Andrew Pierce wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I am having trouble running X. I just installed Woody r1 and I do not > >>>> have a /dev/mouse which is what X is looking for. > >>>> > >>>>I do not understand why /dev/mouse is missing and how I should go > >>>> about creating it. > >>>> > >>>>BTW, I have a Microsoft Wheel Mouse, P2/2 interface. > >>>> > >>>>Thanks in advance. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]