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From: shivers@ai.mit.edu (Olin Shivers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Mouse problem
Date: 02 Dec 1995 05:21:33 GMT
Organization: Artificial Intelligence Lab, MIT
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Distribution: world
Message-ID: <SHIVERS.95Dec2002133@lambda.ai.mit.edu>
Reply-To: shivers@ai.mit.edu
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I have installed FreeBSD 2.1.0 on my PC, and am now wrestling with X. My
problem is that my X server refuses to start up because it can't open the
mouse device.  My mouse is a PS/2 mouse. I have recompiled the kernel to
provide support.  The kernel finds the mouse at boot time:
	# /sbin/dmesg | grep psm0
	psm0 at 0x60-0x63 irq 12 on motherboard
	#
The /dev/psm0 file exists. When I try to cat it, I get the following error:
	# cat /dev/psm0
	cat: /dev/psm0: Resource temporarily unavailable
	# 
I have no idea what's going on. Can anyone clue me in?
	-Olin