There has GOT to be something wrong with your PS/2 port or I/O chipset.
Linux never fails to find the PSAUX port like it's doing on yours AFAIK. Why not try a serial port instead? -JMS |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu |Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:25 PM |To: Paul Cox |Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem | | |Hi Paul, | |Thanks for your advice. | |>Try this (as root obviously =) : |> |>rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* |>rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) | |Tried according to your advice. | |At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark |screen), forcing |me to reset the PC. | |Mandrake-Linux 8.1 re-started but the mouse still died. | |Re-booted second time. PC still hanged with the same warning |as follow: ....... ........ /dev/pasux : no such device or |address ......... | | |Tried second time | | |rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* | |rm : cannot remove '/lib/dev-state/vcs4' : Input/Output error | | |rm -fr /dev/* |same error messages as in the 1st round as follows : | |rm : cannot remove directory '/dev/md' Directory not empty |rm : canot unlink '/dev/pts/0' : operation not permitted |..... etc. | |At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning black. Force re-set |brought back |Mandrake-Linux 8.1 but the mouse still died. | |B.R. |Stephen Liu | | |
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