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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Mouse problem
Date: 7 Dec 1995 21:26:26 GMT
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shivers@ai.mit.edu (Olin Shivers) writes:
> 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.

Is your XF86Config OK?
-- 
cheers, J"org

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