Re: mouse device

[M. Gerards]

Quoting Robert Millan <zeratul2@wanadoo.es>:

> On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 09:07:54PM +0100, Sam Halliday wrote:
> > hi there,
> > 
> > i can get xf86cfg to give me its classic black-grey pattern when i start
> > up, but the pointing device does not work. i realised that the
> > /dev/mouse (or /dev/psaux) does not exist, and i cannot make it with
> > MAKEDEV.
> > 
> > could somebody please tell me how to get the mouse device?
> 
> set the translator, it should be in /hurd/mouse if you're using the
> debian package of the hurd.
> 
> btw, you upstream CVS people could please commit the mouse/kbd patch
> from the debian hurd_*.diff.gz?

I think this won't happen because the repeater of the console (that has to be
written) would be used. But his is ofcourse just a guess :). The /hurd/mouse
translator is just debian only (but it might be interesting if someone explained
why it is debian only...).

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Marco