Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 01:09:55 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Piero@strider.ibenet.it Cc: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans), hackers@freebsd.org, peter@nmti.com Subject: Re: Gritching about XFree86 and serial port naming Message-ID: <2335.809770195@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 30 Aug 1995 03:38:24 %2B0200." <199508300138.DAA00296@strider.ibenet.it>
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> > >Oh yeh, the docs should have something in big bold letters about linking > > >/dev/mouse to /dev/cuaa0 under whatever name it ends up as... > > > > That would be bogus. X works with the vanilla POSIX port ttyd0 and > > always has. > > I'd not say it's "bogus". Maybe it's redundant, or strictly I agree. I was already planning to put something in the 2.1 install that said "What sort of mouse do you have? <menu of possible types and port assignments follows>" and then link /dev/mouse to it (and maybe suggest that they rebuild a kernel, if it's a PS/2 mouse). Between serial meeces on different ports, PS/2 mice, and busmeeces, it's a problem for new users. Making X standardise on /dev/mouse was going to be my next request of those folks and we'd just make sure the link was in place. For that matter, if they have a modem on any port I'd be inclined to make them a /dev/modem link too, but that's another topic. Jordan
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