Subject: Re: mouse not found w/2.2.18 pre21
From: antadam (antadam@lunch-lady.com)
Date: Mon Jan 29 2001 - 11:43:35 MST
No, stupid me was drunk last night:)
i just mknod'd mice c 13 63 like on penguinppc.org told me...my apologies
On Monday 29 January 2001 11:19 am, you wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, antadam wrote:
> > i just installed and compiled the 2.2.18 pre21 kernel from
> > ppc.samba.org using rsync.
>
> Are you aware that kernel.org has 2.2.18 final (and even 2.2.19pre)?
>
> > everything works fine, except for the
> > mouse so i followed the directions on the devel.yellodoglinux.com
> > site for upgrading the kernel.
>
> Are you referring to the directions about using 2.4? 2.2.18 is not 2.4...
>
> > i'm using mouseconfig 4.4-1c.
> > whenever i run startx i get fatal error: mouse not found (the file
> > can't be found or is missing). i got that w/the 2.2.18 kernel then
> > ran my old kernel and got the same message.
>
> It sounds like you do not have the input layer enabled. In 2.2.18pre you
> have to have USB enabled (though you don't need any actual USB drivers) to
> get the input layer stuff.
>
> You have set up your machine for the input layer but aren't actually using
> it.
>
> -Hollis
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