alsaconf screws up mouse

mapesju · 09-02-2004, 08:39 PM

I've had this problem before, but now I know what I did before it happened. I ran alsaconf and when I restarted my comp I got this error:

(EE)xf86OpenSerial: cannot oppen device /dev/mouse
Device or resource busy
(EE)Mouse1: cannot open input device
(EE)PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1"
No core pointer

Fatal server error:
failed to initalize core devices

Can I fix this? How?

Tino27 · 09-02-2004, 08:59 PM

Silly question...does /dev/mouse exist?

Type this in a terminal window...

#ls /dev/mouse

and see if a valid entry comes back

If not, then you need to re-sym link /dev/mouse to the actual device.

You might also try this link...

http://lists.ethernal.org/cantlug-0208/msg00743.html

It might lead you to at least an idea or two.

mapesju · 09-02-2004, 09:05 PM

it returns /dev/mouse@

r_jensen11 · 09-03-2004, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mapesju
it returns /dev/mouse@

run:
ls -l /dev/mouse

whatever it points to, see if that device exists.

mago · 09-03-2004, 07:32 PM

run xf86setuo again, or xorgsetup depends of the release that you are running

If it is 10.0, do you have by any chance a i810 chipset?