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Posted: Feb. 06 2005,03:36 QUOTE

I've have some problems with my installation of DSL (version 0.9.3), everytime I try to install it, it says:

INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
su (pam_unix)[258]: session opened for user dsl by (vid=0)
grep: /etc/sysconfig/mouse: No such file or directory
Using Xvesa default 1024x768x32 -mouse  mouse
Xauth: Creating new authority file /home/dsl/.xauthority
Xauth: Creating new authority file /home/dsl/.xauthority

giving up.
xint: no such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to x server
xinit: no such process (errno 3): Server error
dsl@tty1[dsl]$


I think it have something to do with the mouse, cause it seems to check something about it..
I've also have tried DSL 0.6 it works just fine, but just with an inactive mouse :( my mouse is a COM port mouse, I think that's as the problem, cause it asked for a PS/2 mouse when I installed it..

now how can I fix this problem..? Can I fix this problem at all..? And is it really about my COM port mouse..?

Hope you can help me out there..

The pc it should run on is a:
200 MHz Pentium MMX
48 MB EDO RAM
130 MB HDD
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guni
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Posted: Feb. 06 2005,16:16 QUOTE

I can use DSL with a com port mouse. No problem, just say no to "do you have a ps2 mouse". And then you should get the option to pick a com port.
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Posted: Feb. 06 2005,22:05 QUOTE

I have tried, but it won't allow me to use the mouse, in windows it works just fine.. And in DSL failsafe it works just as well.. But in normal mode DSL, it just won't work for me :(
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Posted: Feb. 06 2005,23:46 QUOTE

Hi

I use a serial mouse all the time.  There does seem to be a problem getting it detected.  Even on a harddisk install it does not retain the setting.  If you boot up and it does not work do the following.

crtl-alt-bksp    
xsetup.sh
startx

Now it should work.

Here is what you should have done.  Step one ends your X session.  Step two runs the xsetup script.  During that you should say no to USB mouse and PS2 mouse then select the proper com port for your mouse.  Step three should restart X.

Good luck
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Mat
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Posted: Feb. 17 2005,20:16 QUOTE

Quote (hawki @ Feb. 06 2005,18:46)
Hi

I use a serial mouse all the time.  There does seem to be a problem getting it detected.  Even on a harddisk install it does not retain the setting.  If you boot up and it does not work do the following.

crtl-alt-bksp    
xsetup.sh
startx

Now it should work.

Here is what you should have done.  Step one ends your X session.  Step two runs the xsetup script.  During that you should say no to USB mouse and PS2 mouse then select the proper com port for your mouse.  Step three should restart X.

Good luck

yeah, but it does not save the configuration, and everytime i power on i have to do that, so, how can i save the config???
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