Re: KDE Mouse Failure

From: Clyde Wilson (clydew_at_accessbee.com)
Date: 03/20/04

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    Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:19:53 -0800
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    Yes, when I tried to start it wouldn't come up. Plenty of messages but
    no error messages.
    I commented out the extra mice one at a time with the same results.

    It bothers me that XF86Config works fine with gnome but not with kde...

    Pigeon wrote:

    >On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 12:46:28AM -0800, Clyde Wilson wrote:
    >
    >
    >>I have just installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 rev 1 "woody". I can bring up gnome just fine but when I try to bring up kde I get the following message:
    >>
    >>(**) Generic Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
    >>(**) Generic Mouse: always reports core events
    >>(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
    >> No such device.
    >>(EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device
    >>(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse"
    >>(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
    >>
    >>Fatal server error:
    >>Caught signal 4. Server aborting
    >>
    >>I do have /dev/input/mice and I am using a PS/2 mouse. Any help would be appreciated!
    >>
    >>
    >
    >/dev/input/mice is for USB mice. For a PS/2 mouse you want /dev/psaux.
    >
    >Also, ImPS/2 is for scroll wheel mice; if you don't have a scroll
    >wheel, just plain PS/2 is probably what you want.
    >
    >
    > 

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