Re: [PLUG] kernel 2.6 and /dev/psaux

[Jeff Abrahamson <jeff@purple.com>]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 12:50:50PM -0500, Fred K Ollinger wrote:
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> > I just upgraded to kernel 2.6.8 from 2.4.27.  But now I can't use X.
> > The issue is that /dev/mouse isn't a valid device.  Currently it
> > points to /dev/psaux.
> >
> > Googling (in console-mode) I found that many people found that there
> > troubles ended with
> >
> >     ln -s /dev/input/mice /dev/mouse
> >
> > But /dev/input does not exist on my machine.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> 
> I do have /dev/input:
> 
> Try:
> 
> cd /dev && ./MAKEDEV input
> 
> It worked on my debian testing machine.

Cool, that worked (in the sense that I now have /dev/input/mice).  I'm
at work now, so I'll have to wait to try starting X until I get home.

-- 
 Jeff

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