On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:40:25PM +0100, Gerardo Alvarez wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I just finished setting up 1.6.1 system but a serious problem made me 
> start all over again, now I am trying to setup 1.6.2.
> 
> I have a problem with which I had solved in 1.6.1:
> 
> .- In 1.6.1 mouse in X worked with "device = mouse" and "protocol = 
> Auto".
> 
> .- In 1.6.2 "mouse" is missing. (I rerun /dev/MAKEDEV all just in case)
> 
> I think the 1.6.1 /dev/mouse was a link to some existing device, but I 
> just canīt find which one: I only have /dev/wsmouse and  
> /dev/wsmouse0,1,2 &3 in xf86cfg.
> I also know I didnīt create /dev/mouse as a link in 1.6.1 so either 
> this has changed in 1.6.2, or somehow it was created unadvertedly...

/dev/mouse isn't in the base system; maybe some X confiugre tool created it.

> I linked /dev/mouse to /dev/tty00 and didn't work. What else could I 
> try? I have checked dmesg but I donīt know what might refer to the 
> mouse.
> 
> My mouse has three buttons and a round 1,5 cm diameter connector with 5 
> male pins.

PS/2

> What protocol and device fit that description?

You want /dev/wsmouse as the device, and wsmouse as the protocol.

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