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Old 09-26-2002, 03:09 AM   #1
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Cool Mouse device name


How do I find out the full device name that the mouse is connected to
example: /dev/tty0 or dev/mouse ....

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Old 09-26-2002, 07:09 AM   #2
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Look in /dev/input and see what files are in there. Should contain your mouse device. Otherwise your distribution may have symlinks created for you in /dev/.
 
  


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