Re: need /dev/bmouseps2

[rp2y@METHI.NDIM.EDRC.CMU.EDU]

>   I have just gotten XFree86 to work except for the following ...
> 
>   To recognize the trackpoint, X-windows seems to need a device with
> the file name /dev/bmouseps2.  When I looked in the my Linux /dev
> directory, I didn't see a bmouseps2 file.  All I saw was a mouse file
> and so I have configured XFConfig with /dev/mouse instead of 
> /dev/bmouseps2   Would anyone know where I could get either a binary
> of /dev/smouseps2 or the source to compile it?

First of all, the files in /dev are "special" files (i.e., device
files) and not programs.

The ThinkPad mouse is a PS/2 mouse.  /dev/mouse should be a symbolic
link to /dev/psaux (use "ls -l /dev/mouse" to find out).

If /dev/mouse points to /dev/psaux, you may need to change your
/usr/lib/X11/XF86Config file.  This file should have a section that
looks similar to this:

# ******************************************************************
# Pointer section
# ******************************************************************

Section "Pointer"

    Protocol    "PS/2"
    Device      "/dev/mouse"


If your /dev/mouse points to something other than /dev/psaux, you
should try re-running the configuration portion of the install program
(i.e., the program that you ran to install linux initially) making
sure that you choose the PS/2 mouse as your pointing device.  

If this doesn't solve the problem AND your XF86Config file is correct, you may
need to rebuild your kernel with support for the PS/2 mouse.
Instructions on how to do this are given in /usr/src/linux/README.

Good luck,
Robert

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