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Post #186,347
by drewk
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12/7/04 8:08:03 PM
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New Yeah, I know it's possible
But like I said, I scratched my itch. I'll care again next time it breaks.



ALthough ...



It seems to me if there is no available option after invoking 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' that will yield a functioning box with a usb mouse ... that might be a bug. So was this my faulty assumption, or is this a reportable bug?
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Post #186,379
by folkert
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12/8/04 12:29:45 AM
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New You have to KNOW...
That you are using a USB mouse and that /dev/input/mice is you device for it.

It is not technically a bug. If you were to read the description on that particular page... it does mention some things.















Ironically, it is a matter of figuring out which is left from the list, eliminating Serial, PS/2, GPM-data, IBM-busmouse and Sun Mouse (kybd connected mouse):
  • /dev/psaux
  • /dev/ttyS0
  • /dev/ttyS1
  • /dev/ttyS2
  • /dev/ttyS3
  • /dev/input/mice
  • /dev/atibm
  • /dev/sunmouse
  • /dev/gpmdata
This leaves you with /dev/input/mice only. Of course we all *knew* that.
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     Keyboard not responding - (drewk) - (18) - Dec. 6, 2004, 10:13:28 PM EST
         Have you tried re-booting Debian after Knoppix? - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Dec. 6, 2004, 11:27:05 PM EST
             Yup, tried, no luck - (drewk) - Dec. 6, 2004, 11:28:57 PM EST
         Now getting desperate - (drewk) - (10) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:05:39 PM EST
             Desperate measures? - (imric) - (8) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:13:10 PM EST
                 Wasn't the kbd ... it was the mouse - (drewk) - (7) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:19:55 PM EST
                     Whew. - (imric) - (5) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:25:06 PM EST
                         Yup, and I'm *not* going to tell anyone about my new problem - (drewk) - (4) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:56:55 PM EST
                             Hate to say this, but... - (admin) - (3) - Dec. 7, 2004, 01:56:31 PM EST
                                 Already *way* beyond that - (drewk) - (2) - Dec. 7, 2004, 02:05:19 PM EST
                                     That's not enough. - (admin) - (1) - Dec. 7, 2004, 02:10:05 PM EST
                                         Yeah, but why isn't the window manager starting any more? - (drewk) - Dec. 7, 2004, 02:50:35 PM EST
                     *fbog* -NT - (admin) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:29:20 PM EST
             Take the working config files from Knoppix - (admin) - Dec. 7, 2004, 12:18:26 PM EST
         Does... - (folkert) - (4) - Dec. 7, 2004, 02:54:54 PM EST
             Fixed now - (drewk) - (3) - Dec. 7, 2004, 04:13:02 PM EST
                 You have to look at - (folkert) - (2) - Dec. 7, 2004, 05:43:52 PM EST
                     Yeah, I know it's possible - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 7, 2004, 08:08:03 PM EST
                         You have to KNOW... - (folkert) - Dec. 8, 2004, 12:29:45 AM EST

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