[plug] Sarge installation problem

Tue Dec 6 09:16:11 WST 2005

You could also try adding the line:

    "AllowMouseOpenFail"      "true"

to the XF86Config file under the "ServerFlags" section. This will allow 
X to start without a mouse and hopefully the mouse will still work 
correctly. I've found this works sometimes with some KVM's that don't 
respond correctly to mouse reset commands from X (that's usually how it 
determines whether a mouse is connected or not).

Lance

Gavan Blunt wrote:

> 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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