Re: [Hampshire] X is sick

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Author: Mike Burrows
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] X is sick


Mike Burrows wrote:

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

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> Thanks Peter. Working on it. One thing I don't get is that psaux is
> present in /dev yet the crash message includes
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> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: cannot open device /dev/psaux
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> (EE) PreIit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
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> and a bit later
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> No core pointer
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> Is it trying to find a serial mouse perchance? Also /dev/mouse isn't
> present.
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Well I put the usb mouse back in probed the usbmouse module (udev is
looking for a kernel > 2.6.15!!!), checked to see if /dev/input/mice is
present which it is but we are still crashing out with no core pointer
detected.

Run out of ideas
Help!

Cheers for the help so far
Mike