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From: jmacher@vt.edu (Jeff Macher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Microsoft Mouse with X Windows?
Date: 31 Oct 1995 14:47:30 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech/Blacksburg Electronic Village
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I installed FreeBSD from CD-ROM and it boots ok, but when I go to run startx, 
it tells me that the mouse isn't configured..  I ran xf86config and set 
everything up, but it doesn't work..  what should I put in the line where it 
says "/dev/????" for the mouse?  I'd greatly appreciate any help..

(e-mail: jmacher@vt.edu)