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Re: Metro X installation problems

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Geoffrey D. Bennett)
Sat Nov 23 09:57:23 1996

From: "Geoffrey D. Bennett" <g@netcraft.com.au>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 01:24:55 +1030 (CST)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.95.961123083208.22634C-100000@nash> from "David M. Drukker" at Nov 23, 96 08:36:27 am
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> I have not been able to correctly configure Metro X for installation.  I
> keep getting the error that it can not open pointing device ttys0.  I have
> a millenium matrox 4 meg and a magDXt-17 and a microsoft mouse and
> keybord.

Try /dev/ttyS0 (note the capitalisation).  If that doesn't work, try
killing gpm (if you are running it).

Regards,
-- 
Geoffrey D. Bennett (geoffrey@netcraft.com.au)
Computer Systems Manager, NetCraft Australia
http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/
Red Hat Linux Resellers: http://www.netcraft.com.au/redhat/


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