[2.6.3 and ps/2 mouse] X can't start with 2.6.3 kernel

From: Andrea Ballatore (razucimin_at_tin.it)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:12:45 GMT

I've installed the following precompiled kernel:

ii kernel-image-2 2.6.3-2 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.3
on AMD

on my debian testing. I had to add 'acpi=off' option to /etc/lilo.conf
to make kernel start. I've installed last NVIDIA driver
(NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run) as well.
All seem to be going well, but when X tries to start, I got this
annoying error message:

========================================
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
         No such device.
(EE) Mouse1: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1"
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
(WW) No core pointer registered
(II) Server_Terminate keybinding not found
No core pointer

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
========================================

I've tried every damned way to solve that, but I've always got the same
error. I've read 2.6 kernel FAQ, I've changed '/dev/psaux' into the new
'/dev/input/mouse', I've also loaded 'psmouse' module manually.
Here you are the mouse section of XFree86config-4:

========================================
Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier "Configured Mouse"
         Driver "mouse"
         Option "CorePointer"
         Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
         Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
         Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
         Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier "Generic Mouse"
         Driver "mouse"
         Option "CorePointer"
         Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
         Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
         Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
         Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
         Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
========================================

Thanks for any answer. 

-- 
Andrea B. <razuciminNOSPAM@tin.it>
my home page: http://utenti.lycos.it/ballardplace
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