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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!hp-pcd!hp-cv!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.cc.wwu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!spleen.apl.washington.edu!user From: kargl@apl.washington.edu (Steven G. Kargl) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Newbie question: can't MAKEDEV /dev/mouse Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 14:01:06 -0700 Organization: Applied Physics Lab/University of Washington Lines: 56 Message-ID: <kargl-2905951401060001@spleen.apl.washington.edu> References: <BETSYS.95May29004038@northshore.shore.net> <BETSYS.95May29130618@northshore.shore.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: nntp5.u.washington.edu In article <BETSYS.95May29130618@northshore.shore.net>, betsys@northshore.shore.net (Betsy Schwartz) wrote: > Reading this in the morning, I realize I should add two details: > > 1) Mouse is a serial mouse on com 1 > 2) I *know* mouse->mouse is a circular link. There aren't any > other useful /dev/m* files. > > thanks Betsy > > >I just picked up FreeBSD today (the 2.0 Walnut Creek CDROM distribution) > >and I'm having trouble getting the mouse to work. > > >The initial setup made a /dev/mse0, which MAKEDEV says should be a bus > >mouse. If I try to use /dev/mse0, I get "Device not Configured" errors (at > >the shell prompt.) When I run the MAKEDEV myself, I end up with a link > >mouse->mouse which is pretty useless. > > >System is a 486 and a basic clone mouse (DEXXA) which uses Logitech drivers > >and has been Microsoft Mouse compatible in other contexts (win3.1, win95, > >Linux.) > > >Can someone give me the mkdev parameters to make a mouse device that the > >shell and X will accept? I read all the FAQ's I could find, no reference > >to this problem. > > >thanks Betsy > >(trying to make the switch from Linux to FreeBSD) I assume XFree86-3.1 or greater. In XF86Config you should have: Section "Pointer" Protocol "Microsoft" Device "/dev/ttyd0" EndSection In /etc/ttys, you should have ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure The off keyword is important. Check in /dev for ttyd0. If it doesn't exist, try sh MAKEDEV tty -- Steven G. Kargl Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, WA 98105