It looks like it is trying to use /dev/usbmouse instead of /dev/usb/mice. You might want to read the FAQ and installed hotplug.
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Jeremie Wattellier wrote: > I've been following the USB-guide to use my use ms intellimouse optical > under X. > > I downloaded Debian woody last week and I was told the default kernel > that comes with it supports USB. I also loaded the modules like the > guide said and the usb filesystem. > > On this page: http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html > > I ran into problems. > > It says to > > > mkdir /dev/input > mknod /dev/input/mice c 13 63 > > I got no error messages when I did the above. > > cat: /dev/input/mice: no such device > > What's going wrong? My mouse isn't working. I'm assuming the problem is > here since this is where I get an error in the setup process. > > Someone told me to try modprobing my modules. That seemed like it might > be promising until I ran 'modprobe /lib/modules/2.2.20/usb/usb-uhci.o' > This runs a whole screen of promising messages saying things like, usb > device found on hub 4... but then I have no access to my keyboard! And > it does not return me to the prompt! I would call this a crash except > the system responds when I plug in or unplug a usb device. My keyboard > is usb be too. Maybe running that confuses something? I don't know but > I'm stuck because I can't succesfully modprobe these things. And that > seemd like the only option left to me. > > Depending on how I configure X, I either get in but the mouse pointer > doesn't move or I get something along the lines of the following error. > > code: > > (II) R128(0): Direct rendering disabled(**) USB Mice: Protocol: > "IMPS/2"(**) USB Mice: Core Pointer(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open > device dev/usbmouse No such file or directory.(EE) USB Mice: cannot > open input device(EE) PreInit failed for input device "USB Mice"(II) > Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver(WW) No core pointer > registeredNo core pointerFatal server error:failed to initialize core > devicesWhen reporting a problem related to a server crash, please > sendthe full server output, not just the last messages.This can be > found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".Please report problems > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or > server shutdown). > > Thanks. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- *Please check you have my SLAC address in your addressbook for me* /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | | | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
