x server can't find mouse?

[Ben Monnahan]

Try setting the repeat type to nothing in /etc/gpm.conf

Ben


On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:02:29 michael philetus weller wrote:
> I just switched from slackware to debian, and after installing debian I
> get the following error when I attempt to run startx:
> 
> > Fatal server error:
> > Cannot open mouse (No such file or directory)
> 
> I checked my mouse settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config and they are still set
> to:
> 
> > Protocol "IMPS/2"
> > Device "/dev/mouse"
> 
> These are the settings i had in slackware, and everything was ok then.
> 
> Please let me know if you have any ideas where I could find help with
> this
> problem.
> 
> Mike Weller
> 
>