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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!not-for-mail From: David Henshaw <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Help with XFree86.. Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 13:12:22 +1000 Organization: Monash University Lines: 24 Message-ID: <3362C416.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <97114.1427063CQBJOZ@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ascendp-int-39.cc.monash.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NNTP-Posting-User: root X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE i386) To: ishwar rattan <3CQBJOZ@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:39805 ishwar rattan wrote: > > Hello > > I am trying to install XFree86. Configure goes OK, mostly > default values -- except the mouse device part. Chose > /dev/tty00 > startx complains about `fatal error: can't open /dev/tty00', > seems ok (there is none). Chose > /dev/mouse (is a link to /dev/cuaa0) > startx starts and screen goes blank and machine crashes. If you have a serial mouse (i.e. Microsoft) try using /dev/ttyd0. This is the first serial port accepting input. /dev/cuaa0 is a callout port and should be used to send information to a device attached on the serial port. Since a mouse is an input device you should use /dev/ttyd0 Hope this works. -- David Henshaw dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au