Subject: Re: Newbie xf86config woes...
To: None <MisteraSturno@worldnet.att.net>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/27/2001 17:50:00
In message <3AC122EC.76AD7BAC@worldnet.att.net>, Gan Starling writes:
>[ I'm a newbie stumbling around with setting up X. I don't seem to find
>a
>command, file (whatever) called XF86Setup which is recommended over
>xf86config command. ]
XF86Setup is part of the package collection -- as root, do
cd /usr/pkgsrc/x11/XF86Setup
and type 'make install'.
>********* END QUOTATIONS *** BEGIN WHINE *********
>
>So: I do not find any "/dev/pms" only "/dev/pms0". Also, I find no
>/dev/mouse.
>I presume I am to create /dev/mouse as a pointer to /dev/pms, if
>/dev/pms were
>to exist. Should I use /dev/pms0 insead? Or am I mysteriously missing
>/dev/pms?
>
>This is all very frustrating and belies the platitudes offered in the
>documents
>so far. Especially when they send me looking for things that simply
>aren't there.
>Whatever pearls of wisdom anyone may kindly offer will be much
>appreciated.
>
For NetBSD 1.5, use /dev/wsmouse as the device as "wsmouse" as the
protocol.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb