I've tried this now (but with tty0), and the error-message disapears so it could be a step forward...but the mouse is still ded........How do I make this link.....? Another question....Do I have to reboot the computer when I'm testing or is it enough to restart Xfree...?
/still newbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vern W Heesch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [Newbie]Mouse problems....Debian/Xfree86 > I'm not a debian user, but shouldn't a serial mouse be using /dev/ttys0 for com1, or the /dev/mouse be a link to ttys0 ? > > On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:05:54 +0200 > "Jan Bj�rkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > unfortunally I've tried this.... > > My configuration looked at that moment something like: > > > > Driver "mouse" > > Device "/dev/mouse" > > Protocol "Microsoft" > > > > It's an old ordernary Microsoft serial-mouse with 2 buttons... > > the path to the configuration-file is "/etc/x11" and the path to the > > mouse-file is "/dev/mouse" > > but.....he refused to accept the Driver-line in XF86config...? > > Why not...?...? > > > > /Janne > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lionel Lecoq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 8:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]Mouse problems....Debian/Xfree86 > > > > > > > Check your XF86Config, the mouse config should look like that > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Mouse0" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" > > > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > > > # Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" > > > # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Depending on your mouse the device option and protocol option could vary, > > if you have only 2 > > > buttons the emulate3buttons options would be uncommented. > > > Lionel > > > > > > --- Jan_Bj�rkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've just installed Debian 2.2 r6 with Xfree86-packet > > 3.3.6....everything seems to work fine > > > > exept for the mouse....? > > > > > > > > The mouse is an ordenary old MS serial-mouse with 2 buttons...It feels > > like connection-problems > > > > between the protocol and hardware.... > > > > The hardware works fine so it should be a broken link someware... > > > > How does this part of Xfree works...? What do I need to connect the > > mouse to Xfree? Could it be > > > > something I've forgotten to install that the protocol is needed...? > > > > > > > > The messages I get is: > > > > "Warning: /dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd(invalid argument)" > > > > "Xinit:connection to Xserver lost" > > > > > > > > Ive tried to configure though the application xf86config and pgm....I've > > looked in the > > > > xf86config-file, but I'm not shure what to do there so I have'nt changed > > anything....and I'm > > > > hoping that the configuration application know what to do..... > > > > What can be wrong...? > > > > Can anyone help me...? > > > > > > > > /Absolutly Newbie...;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > > > http://www.hotjobs.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Newbie mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
