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From: abcraig@orglobe.intel.com (Allyn Craig)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Configuring Mouse for XFree86
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 17:38:54
Organization: Intel Corp
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I have a PS/2 style mouse and am trying to get X windows running. But
when I run startx, I get the normal startup messages, then this:

Fatal server error:
Cannot open mouse (Device not configured)

I know that I have /dev/psm0, and in /etc/XF86Config, I have

Section "Pointer"
	Protocol	"PS/2"
	Device	"/dev/psm0"
	(etc...)
EndSection

and when I configured XF86, I entered all the mouse stuff properly.

Any clues as to what I've done wrong?

Thanks for your help.

Allyn (abcraig@orglobe.intel.com)