Re: [WBEL-users] Adding Gui on command-line install

At Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:28:37 -0700 david <[email protected]> wrote:

> > > When I ran the Xorg -configure, it claimed it could not detect the
> > > mouse, and suggested that I edit
> > >    /root/xorg.conf.new
> > > I saw that the device pointer therein was
> > >    /dev/mouse
> > > but my dev listing shows
> > >   /dev/mouse0
> > >
> > > So, I did the edit, saved it, reran the configure, and it complained
> > > again.  When I reexamined the edited file, my changes were erased !!
> > >
> >
> >Is it a serial, PS/2, or USB mouse?
> >
> >You might have to fuss with udev to get the /dev/mouse symlink to stay
> >around.
> >
> >I have a serial mouse on COM2, so I have this line in
> >/etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules:
> >
> >KERNEL="ttyS1", SYMLINK="modem"
> >
> >You might need to add something else for your mouse.
> >
> >Also:  *Always* Cc to the list! -- select 'Reply To All' when you reply.
> >I'm not the only one with answers -- there are others who might have
> >answers too.
> 
> 
> It is a PS2 mouse that was not visible during original WBEL 
> install.  I can only find the file /etc/udev/rulses.d/50-udev.rules, 
> but have no idea what to do with it.  The only line that has MOU on it says:
> 
> KERNEL="mouse*", NAME="input/%k"
> 
> Is a reinstall of WBEL4 the cleanest "no brainer" way to do this?

No.  The "reinstall when in doubt" is a *windows* thing.  Also, you
don't touch /etc/udev/rulses.d/50-udev.rules, but you might need to
create/add a line to /etc/udev/rulses.d/10-local.rules.  You probably
don't need to though, since I think a PS/2 should be handled properly.

You might try setting up the console mouse services.  Strange as that
sounds, it is what has worked for me.

Run '/usr/bin/system-config-mouse' and follow the steps.

> 
> David 
> 
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