[wellylug] ltsp: cannot open devices '/dev/psaux' '/dev/mouse'

[Darryl Hamilton]

Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Hi, logging in as a user on the server I was given the choice an X or 
> Gnome setup. I chose X and the mouse started to work intermittently and 
> then died. Worse, when I rebooted into into the XP partition it was also 
> stuck firmly in the center of the screen.
> 
> Error messages include '(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device 
> /dev/psaux, No such device'  and '(EE) xf86OpenSerial: cannot open 
> device /dev/mouse, No such file or directory'. The /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 
> looks OK, but I'm not sure if I should be looking for a 
> /tmp/XF86Config-4 file. My current /tmp does not contain one. Looking at 
> the filesystem, /dev/psaux exists, but /dev/mouse does not.  Output from 
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 includes "(EE) PreInit failed for input device 
> 'Generic Mouse' (II) Unload Module: 'mouse' (WW) No core pointer 
> registered. No core pointer."  I am writing this on the client machine. 
> Any ideas ?
> This IntelliMouse has been good to me for a long time.

How long have you had it? Could be that the mouse is buggered, or worse, 
the PS/2 port on your motherboard has died (which will likely mean 
replacing the motherboard).

Do you have any other mice to test your computer with, or another 
computer to test the mouse with?

d.