Re: FC2 X issues

[Pedro Fernandes Macedo <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael A. Peters wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 10:24 -0500, Mark Haney wrote:
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> > On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:08:04 -0800, Tom 'Needs A Hat' Mitchell 
> > <mitch48@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > I know it's the wrong list, but I asked the same question and I"ll offer 
> > the answer I got on the test list.  You need to change the mouse device in 
> > XF86Config from /dev/psaux or /dev/mouse to /dev/input/mice.  It fixed the 
> > problem I hAD with X failing on updated kernels.
> >    
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> > From what I gather from discussion at arstechnica - it's only an issue
> with Fedora kernel updates - vanilla kernels don't have the issue.
>  
Now it's only a issue with fedora.. Other distros will have to do this 
later (or make dirty hacks like simlynks pointing to /dev/input/mice) . 
If you search the fedora-test-list archives , you may find a message 
from Dave Jones explaining this change..

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Pedro Macedo