On Monday January 12 at 07:42pm
Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:46:01 -0500, Johann Koenig
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > On Monday January 12 at 06:26pm
> > Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> As you can see I'm directing x to "/dev/input/mice". How can I be
> >sure> my kernel is using /dev/input/mice for the usb mouse?
> >
> > As root: cat /dev/input/mice
> > move the mouse around, and see if anything shows up on the screen.
> > If yes, the mouse is probably working properly.
> 
> cat: mice: no such device

This suggests that your mouse is not registering with the system. Do you
have hotplug &| the kernel module (if it is not built in) for usb mice?

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