Subject: Re: Problems bringing XFree86 up
To: Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2@mail.com>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/31/2005 13:44:19
On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Todd Gruhn wrote:

> For the past several years, when I upgraded XFree86 I either ran xf86config and
> set a symlink with
>
> ln -s /dev/tty01 /dev/mouse
>
> or I copied said config file, and set the symlink. With NetBSD-2.0 this strategy
> refuses to work. Has the standard installation procedure for a 3-button, serial mouse
> changed?

What is your X errors when starting up? (Also check
/var/log/XFree86.0.log.)

Please show us the relevant section in your XF86Config. Did you set the
Protocol option?

(As for me, I use a PS2 mouse so I use wsmouse Protocol and device.)

 Jeremy C. Reed

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