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- From: daw@vivanet.com (David A. Wolf)
- Subject: Re: starting X in SCO ODT
- Organization: VIVATRON Corporation
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:53:34 GMT
- Message-ID: <Bxs25B.6M6@vivanet.com>
- Followup-To: daw@vivanet.com
- Keywords: odt startx event driver
- References: <1dpl5jINNkjn@rave.larc.nasa.gov>
- Sender: David A. Wolf
- Lines: 46
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- In article <1dpl5jINNkjn@rave.larc.nasa.gov> jka@windshear.larc.nasa.gov (J. Keith Alston) writes:
- >
- >Hi,
- > I'm running SCO ODT (not sure which version). When I attempt to
- > start the X window system, with startx, I get the following
- > message:
- > open event driver failed: no such file or directory
- >
- > does anyone out there have any idea what might be causing
- > this problem?????
- RELEASE: SCO Xsight Generic
- Open Desktop Generic
-
- PROBLEM: When I execute "startx" to invoke the X server, I get the error:
-
- "Can not open event driver: No such file or directory"
-
- I am then returned back to a system prompt.
-
- SOLUTION: You must run "mkdev mouse" to add the event driver devices to your
- system. The mouse support, utilized by SCO Xsight, is implemented
- using an event driver. A mouse must be installed to create the
- event devices.
-
- You can test to see if your mouse is installed correctly by
- executing the command usemouse(C) while in multiuser mode. After
- executing usemouse(C), you should be able to move the mouse and
- see the cursor move around. To exit usemouse(C), type "exit."
-
- If an error message occurs after running usemouse(C), be sure you
- are in multiuser mode and that a mouse is configured properly on
- your system. You may want to remove and reinstall your mouse with
- "mkdev mouse." See your System Administrator's Guide for more
- information about mouse installation.
-
- CREDITS: SCO TECH DATABASE (it scripts)
-
- - good luck.
-
-
- David Wolf
- VIVATRON Corporation Voice: 800-836-UNIX
- Rochester, New York, USA Fax: 716-272-7627
- SCO Advanced Product Center email: daw@vivanet.com
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