Re: 2.6.8 kernel cant find /dev/psaux

From: David Goodenough (david.goodenough_at_btconnect.com)
Date: 02/16/05

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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:35:56 +0000

    On Wednesday 16 February 2005 13:26, Ray Curd wrote:
    > Hello everyone,
    >
    > I have been running 2.4.24 kernel using KDE3.2 and everything was
    > fine, I then installed the 2.6.8 kernel with no problems or error
    > messages and the system boots up ok but when I startx it fails with
    > an error message - cannot open /dev/psaux and - no core pointer.
    > Since all was OK before can anyone give me any pointers what may be
    > going wrong.
    >
    > All help will be appreciated,
    >
    > Ray Curd.

    Load (using modprobe) modules psmouse and mousedev. The 2.6
    kernel and support environment do not load them automatically yet
    (serio support is needed in hotplug I believe) so add them to
    /etc/modules.

    David 

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