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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!gokings From: gokings@netcom.com (Russell Marrash) Subject: Re: [NetBSD] How to configure a mouse? Message-ID: <gokingsCn9F5B.5JB@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <ytingCn7q6I.7ur@netcom.com> Distribution: usa Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 06:53:35 GMT Lines: 18 In article <ytingCn7q6I.7ur@netcom.com> yting@netcom.com (Yu-Han (John) Ting) writes: > I apologize because this must be an FAQ. But I can't configure the device >file for a mouse. I have a Logitech TrackMan (using Micrsoft protocol) con- >necting to COM1 (DOS). And I have the line: 'Microsoft "/dev/com0"' in my >Xconfig file. X keeps complaining about incorrect mouse fd (bad ioctl) and >can't be started up. I have the following files in /dev: > > lrwxrwxr-x 1 uucp wheel 5 com0->tty00 > crw------- 1 uucp wheel 8, 0 tty00 > crw------- 1 uucp wheel 8, 1 tty01 > crw------- 1 uucp wheel 8, 2 tty02 > > Could someone please tell me what are the exact procedures in order to make >a mouse recognized by the OS (NetBSD)? Thanks in advance. > >Yu-Han Ting tty00 is com0 if your mouse is com1, then it is connected to tty01