Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 08:21:03 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: Patrick Lau <patrick@para.paradigm2000.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Message-ID: <31D12B2F.61CD@ime.net> References: <9606260909.AA07920@para.paradigm2000.com>
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Patrick Lau wrote: > > Hi, > > I am new to FreeBSD, I currently installed the SNAP2.2-960611 and > want to install X. I follow the readme of X and start configuring > the XF86Config file. I encounter the following problem: > > I type xdm -nodaemon to test XDM and get the message: > Fatal error: > Can't find /dev/mouse something like that > > I go to /dev and follow the readme procedure to > dmesg|grep sio and get > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff ........ > also I try ./MAKEDEV tty00 and use cat < /dev/tty00 to see whether mouse > response but get > no such file tty00 error.... > I found I had to use /dev/cuaa0 to attach my mouse to X when I had X installed! > BTW: MAKEDEV tty00 will make tty*0 device. Am I correct? If you were to look into the MAKEDEV script you will see that it states how to make ALL tty devices like so: MAKEDEV tty -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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