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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!newshost.marcam.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: ggrant@crl.com (Gary E. Grant) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Device Name for Mouse Date: 27 Aug 1995 15:12:08 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 48 Message-ID: <41qqjo$mm@crl.crl.com> References: <41pocf$hl7@titan.ci.ua.pt> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com In article <41pocf$hl7@titan.ci.ua.pt>, Fernando Cozinheiro <Fernando.Cozinheiro@ci.ua.pt> wrote: >Dear friends: > >I'm trying to install XFree86 on my FreeBSD (2.0.5-RELEASE). In order >to do this, I'm using the installation manual accessible from URL >http://www.xfree86.org. > >When I try to start X, using startx command, the systems abort the >process and returns a message saying that the mouse device isn't >configured... In fact, I don't have no device for it (I think!), >because I can't see any device called /dev/mouse or /dev/tty00. I have >already tryed to make /dev/tty00, using MAKEDEV command... but it don't >appears. Ah, my mouse is attached to a serial port... > >When I run dmesg command, I can see that FreeBSD recognizes the serial >interfaces. Could anyone help me, please? Thanks in advance! > ># ># FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE #0: Sat Jun 10 10:46:56 1995 ># jkh@westhill.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC ># CPU: i486 DX2 (486-class CPU) ># Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x435 Stepping=5 ># Features=0x3<FPU,VME> ># real memory = 7995392 (1952 pages) ># avail memory = 6627328 (1618 pages) ># Probing for devices on the ISA bus: ># sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard ># sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0> ># ed0 at 0x320-0x33f irq 5 on isa ># ed0: address 00:40:05:17:c9:45, type NE2000 (16 bit) ># ed1 at 0x300-0x31f irq 10 on isa ># ed1: address 00:40:05:11:6c:f6, type NE2000 (16 bit) ># sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa ># sio0: type 16450 ># sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa ># sio1: type 16450 ># sio2 not found at 0x3e8 ># sio3 not found at 0x2e8 what I used when I attached a MS Mouse to com1, under FBSD2.0.5, using XF86 was /dev/ttyd0 had to look for a while to find it though... Gary :-) Works fine now... Also I have got the metrolink Motif kit (US$150) works fine...