Fyi, Adam.
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From: Adam Bogacki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: slug@slug.org.au
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Subject: Re: /dev/mouse /dev/dsp missing!
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Thanks Jason, I tried that ..
/dev/mouse is depreciated. All it's supposed to be is a link to /dev/psaux
as far as I recall but on my system it doesn't exist either. I'd guess it
was removed as it's not supposed to be used any more. The most recommended
thing to change it to would be /dev/input/mice as this reads from all mice
that the system knows of so you don't have to manually specify each one you
attach to the system.
.. but still no cursor. @#$!
Not only that, but I don't seem to be able to enter init 3 via
Alt-F* or typing 'init 3' at boot prompt so I'm using mutt in the
top left two-thirds of the screen .. better than nothing.
What sound modules were you using previously? alsa or oss? Since oss is
depreciated I'd guess also but then I hav no idea why you've got mplayer set
to play via oss rather than alsa.
ALSA - but I can't find alsa modules in /etc/modules (attached) - are
they missing ?
If you are using alsa like me. I had alsa sound work fine but not programs
that still tried to use oss devices after my last transition. The alsa sound
modules were loaded but not the oss modules that provide backwards
compatibility with oss sound devices. Try loading, snd-mixer-oss and
snd-pcm-oss (modprobe snd-mixer-oss, modprobe snd-mixer-oss) and see if that
makes /dev/dsp appear. If so add those modules to your /etc/modules file so
they are loaded on next boot.
Hmm .. tried that too but still received the /dev/dsp error message
from mplayer.
I think I have to sleep on this - it always happens when other things
are also coming to a head.
Adam Bogacki,
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