Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:54:17 +0100 (BST) | From | Mike <> | Subject | Re: cua* vs ttyS* |
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On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Szabolcs Ban wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I always get error messages, when I switch between X and console. > > gpm says cua0 is not a good choice to my mouse :]] > > If I believe at that message, the ttyS0 said me it was buzy by the gpm, so I > > couldn't start X. > > Solution? > > > Edit /etc/inittab so it is not trying to use ttyS0 for a 'getty'. Then > you should be able to use ttyS0 for your serial mouse. Unless you remember > the magic signal to send init (I don't), you will have to re-boot. > > I haven't tried this recently, but when I tried moving /dev/mouse to point to /dev/ttyS0 instead of /dev/cua0 it completely broke gpm. ttyS0 is definately not in use by anything else.
ATM I just patch the kernel to get rid of the message and all is fine, but I guess that won't work eventually. Incidentally, when is cua* going to become completely obsolete (as in non-functioning)?
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>
Forgive and forget. -- Cervantes
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