On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 16:13, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > I tried to make a XF86Config-4 for a system where any time the mouse > device changes (see below). To make X always start, I did not want to > set a certain device as CorePointer but expected X to choose one, as > described in XF86Config-4(5x), line 386. However, it does not choose any > but fails to start if the CorePointer option is not set on some device. > Next thing I looked for is an option to force X start without a Core > input device (I remember there was some) but the manpage does not > contain any info about it, not does README.mouse.gz.
Are you looking for Option "AllowMouseOpenFail", which is documented in the XF86Config-4 manpage? Alternatives would be making /dev/input/mice the core pointer, or using the void driver for it. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
