[plug] Sarge installation problem

Tue Dec 6 07:52:03 WST 2005

I had the same error after mistakenly removing the hotplug package a 
while ago - any chance you may have done that too? (reinstalling it 
fixed the problem).

Gavan Blunt.

Jon Miller wrote:

>I've installed Debian Sarge as a desktop on a PC and whenever it boots I cannot get the X system to start.  I use this system on a MyHopper KVM 2-PC unit switch box.
>Some of the errors I get are as follows:
>(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
> No such device.
>(EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
>(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
>
>I'm using a MS Wheel Optical Mouse which I've tried using both as a PS/2 and USB.
>
>Any ideal what I've done wrong?
>
>Jon
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><DIV>I've installed Debian Sarge as a desktop on a PC and whenever it boots I 
>cannot get the X system to start.  I use this system on a MyHopper KVM 2-PC 
>unit switch box.</DIV>
><DIV>Some of the errors I get are as follows:</DIV>
><DIV>(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice<BR> No such 
>device.<BR>(EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device<BR>(EE) PreInit 
>failed for input device "Configured Mouse"<BR></DIV>
><DIV>I'm using a MS Wheel Optical Mouse which I've tried using both as a PS/2 
>and USB.</DIV>
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><DIV>Any ideal what I've done wrong?</DIV>
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