--- linuxgirlie
I'm talking about Mandrake 10.1 which uses X.org and for some reason in the XF86Config file it puts:
OK, so maybe "/dev/mice" is Xorg specific then. The references to it on google.com/linux about its existence are vague [1]. It's wholly acceptable for "/dev/mouse" to be the default. As I said before, this isn't an actual device. It's a symlink that the admin can setup to point to whichever mouse device is currently active. Hence: rm /dev/mouse || ln -s /dev/mice /dev/mouse Would also work for any config where the "Configured Mouse" in XF86Config (or any other Xorg derivative, for that matter) which expects "/dev/mouse". Editing the file in question to change "/dev/mouse" to "/dev/mice" might well be simpler, yes. :) -- Thomas Adam [1] I don't have the "luxury" of getting to use it. ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com