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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,muc.lists.freebsd.questions
Subject: Re: xwindows
Date: 29 May 1997 16:39:54 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <864871223.21669@dejanews.com>,
mabrenio@netscope.net writes:
> i need some major help with the xwindows system.i ran xf86config.then
> when i tried to start up xwindows it gave the following errors PEX
> extension module not loaded XIE extension module not loaded cant open
> mouse.device not configured can someone please help me? i thought the
> mouse should work.i have a ps2 mouse.and i enabled the psm0 device in the
> kernal. why does it now work?? and what abou those other things?can
> someone please tell me if there is somewhere i can find a doc on
> installing xwindows on freebsd? and what changes you need to make in the
> kernal to run xwindows.i would really appreciate any help,,thanks!
There's a section in the handbook (or is it the FAQ) about this. If
you've configured you mouse in /etc/sysconfig (or /etc/rc.conf), you
need to tell X to use /dev/sysmouse and the mousesystems protocol.
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