Re: Installing and configuring XFree86

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Hi Jesse,

My last email to you bounced after 5 days - apologies.

On Wednesday 19 January 2005 08:06, Jesse Nichols wrote:
> nik wrote: "You need to change the "live" file, which is usually in
> /etc/X/XFConfig"

Firstly, I missed a point in your first post:

> > After the install I ran XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new

If you are still using the line above to start XFree86, then you are changing 
the correct file.

The first error message says: "Cannot open /dev/mouse: no such file or 
directory"

After you changed the file, you still have:

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

So this is probably the cause of the error continuing. A quick ls of /dev/mou* 
should tell you if you do or do not have this device. Eg:  "ls /dev/mou*"

On my machine, I use a PS/2 mouse with the device set to /dev/psaux. So you 
could try "ls /dev/ps*". If you have this, then give that a try.

Eg in your XFree86.new file change:


> 	> Section "InputDevice"
> 	>       Identifier     "Mouse0"
> 	>       Driver         "mouse"
> 	>       Option       "Protocol" "PS/2"
> 	>       Option       "Device"   "/dev/mouse"
> 	>       Option "SampleRate" "80"

to:

> 	> Section "InputDevice"
> 	>       Identifier     "Mouse0"
> 	>       Driver         "mouse"
> 	>       Option       "Protocol" "PS/2"
> 	>       Option       "Device"   "/dev/psaux"
> 	>       Option "SampleRate" "80"
> 	

> What do I need to change and where does it go in the XFConfig file?
>
> Thanks in adv for your help!!
> JEsse
>

I will post later this week about testing your Xorg server to see if that does 
a better job for you.

Cheers!
Nik
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