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Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Are you using udev on your Debian Sid box ? If yes, changes need to be > made. Whatever the case, the path you're providing for the mouse in your > XF86Config-4 file, check the path and verify if the device file is > present there or not. I have checked /dev/input and mice,mouse0 and mouse1 all work.infact the mouse series goes on till mouse5 or so. > Kernel-Image: > Running pre-packaged kernel images from Debian is definitely better than > compiling your own, until you don't have a very good reason for why you > want to compile your own kernel. For eg: there might be dudes interested > in the bootsplash project (Well! I've heard very less about it on the > list yet). For bootsplash to work you do need to patch your kernel > because Debian source kernels aren't patched with it (AFAIK). > I hope you re-compile your homemade kernel's the Debian way ! ummmm...what is the debian way of recompiling?could you give me some pointers or a linkI have looked all over google...and i havent manages to find many other than one that asked me to make a .deb after doing a make command and then install the .deb.is that the way u mean? > The kernel panic errors can be for multiple reasons. If you are creating > a kernel image without initrd support, REMEMBER to statically enable > support for your IDE/SCSI disks into the kernel. There are more issues > to be considered besides this. Better refer the Kernel-HOWTO and Google. thanks. - --Rishabh > > HTH > rrs > > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Rishabh Manocha wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:15:40 -0600 (CST) > > From: Rishabh Manocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [LIH]2.6 kernel Mouse interface? > > > > hey guys, > > i have recently installed 2.6.3.Everything works fine other than X.I had X > > configured properly for 2.4.24 and it run beautifully.But when i boot up > > in 2.6 and hit start X it error out saying it cant find device /dev/psaux. > > so i read someplace that i shud change that line to /dev/input/mice.That > > did not help either.I then changed it to /dev/input/mouse0 but to no > > avail.The mouse protocol i have described in XF86Config-4 is imps2.It is a > > regular serial mouse. > > I am running Debian Sid and would really like it if someone could give me > > a pointer as to how i can make this work.I really want to shift to 2.6 > > As a sidenote could someone tell me if using the kernel-image from the > > debian mirrors is a good idea?I have tried to compile 2.6.4(and 2.6.2) but > > everytime i do so...i get a kernel panic error saying it cant mount root > > FS and that i shud attach a root= boot option.I have an ext3 FS and i have > > compiled in support for it in the Kernel.I was getting the same error when > > i had an ext2 FS and this is why i upgraded to ext3. > > well if someone could point me in the right direction...that'd be great. > > thanks > > --Rishabh > > > > -- > > Rishabh Manocha > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/rmanocha > > **********Your Quote for the day********** > > Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself. > > -- Helen Rowland > > ****************************************** > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-india-help mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > > ------------ Output from gpg ------------ > > gpg: Signature made Fri Mar 12 23:45:43 2004 IST using DSA key ID DCB81017 > > gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found > > > > > > Ritesh Raj Sarraf Email: rrs [EMAIL PROTECTED] researchut.com > Web: http://www.researchut.com Phone: +91-9899655651 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 > > iD8DBQFAUg/G4Rhi6gTxMLwRAkYJAKCykhBeDlePCj1OfhlCyRlAt2D4jQCfVCyn > 9dz5cSgM5aJIX4jPsBjaaxg= > =q8Bt > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. 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