Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 10:47:30 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: patrick@para.paradigm2000.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <199606261047.KAA00767@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <9606260909.AA07920@para.paradigm2000.com> (patrick@para.paradigm2000.com)
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> 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 This is because XF86Config assumes that /dev/mouse is a link to the correct mouse device, but the install program for 2.1.0 didn't set up this link (this has now been fixed). > I go to /dev and follow the readme procedure to > dmesg|grep sio and get > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff ........ Good, this shows the serial port is being detected. > also I try ./MAKEDEV tty00 and use cat < /dev/tty00 to see whether mouse > response but get > no such file tty00 error.... > > BTW: MAKEDEV tty00 will make tty*0 device. Am I correct? It'll make a dial-in serial device, if I understand /dev/MAKEDEV correctly, which is probably not quite what you want... Assuming you have a serial mouse on COM1, you should set up the required link like this:- # cd /dev # ln -s cuaa0 mouse -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
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