At 07:32 PM 8/21/98 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
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>"Michael C. Ibarra" writes:
>> 	Well I have finally gotten NetBSD 1.3.2 onto my Dell laptop, had to
>> perform the install via nfs :-( Now I am trying to run X and the last line
>> of output given by startx complains:
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>> Fatal server error:
>> Cannot open mouse(no such file or directory)
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>Seems reasonable...
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>> While I realize that I do not have a file named /dev/mouse, my question is
>> how do I create/symlink one?
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>Assuming PS2, build a new kernel with PS2 mouse support, and then make 
>your /etc/XF86Config point at it.

Ooops :-) thought I had support for pms0 (ps2 mouse) but did not.
This explains why my MAKEDEV pms0 and symlink of this to mouse did
nothing. Thanks to all for the replies.

>> Unless I am reading the wrong docs, I have
>> been unsucessful in finding any doc explaining how this is done. My mouse
>> is actually a trackball but I mostly use an external PS2 mouse, however I
>> would like to be able to use both. My kernel does have support for a PS2
>> mouse and I see nothing in /dev/MAKEFILE regarding a file named mouse under
>> /dev. Any and all help greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> -mike
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