HD Install :: com port mouse
You can use "dsl xsetup" at boottime to avoid the automagically
detected usb/ps2 mouse setup in DSL 0.7.3..
You will need to answer xsetup's questions, then it goes into X
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ke4nt
reveille, did you ever run DSL as a liveCD? It is easier to try to experiment with liveCD than when installed to hard drive.
With colors, messed up you could require framebuffer instead of xvesa. Or if you have an i810 or relative, as has been discussed many times, you could end up using 800x600 with xvesa as your only choice. I would boot off the CD like this:
boot: fb1024x768 and see if the colors look better. Or if you know you have an i810, i845 or such video card then try using 800x600 resolution.
libretto, I am very curious about your situation. I could understand if this was liveCD and the link to the serial mouse is not backed up, but with hard drive install?
Please post before and after snapshots for me to see.
before:
ls -la /dev/mouse
cat .xserverrc
after:
ls -la /dev/mouse
cat .xserverrc
I admit I was trying the whole recreating /dev/mouse thing but since then I managed to get a normal HDD install of 0.7.3 (what I'm on now). The setup process seemed to go OK, being asked for passwords and first run of xestup.
Righe heres what you asked for:
Before:
No such file or directory (on both)
After:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 1 13:19 /dev/mouse -> /dev/ttyS0
exec /usr/bin/X11/Xvesa -3button -screen 1024x768x16 -shadow -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null
So I presume Ive somehow inadvetanly deleted the /dev/mouse link file :S If so where can I place a fix to keep the change permanent?
EXTRA:
Following on from ke4nt1's comments, just redid a hdd install, followed the xsetup when first loaded live CD, then ran the hdinstall script, its did its things. Rebooted and asked for root and dsl passwords. But again its gone to the desktop assuming a PS/2 or USB mouse.
Extra EXTRA:
After extensive reinstalls, I have concluded that 0.7.3 doesnt like serial mice when doing HDD installs. I grant that the xsetup boot option, means serial mice can be used on the liveCD. But, the serial mouse I was using was pretty old and crap. Borrowed a PS/2 mouse from my main PC and everythign is fine, so will be buying another PS/2 mouse tomorrow! 
Hope other people have more successes!
libretto, try placing the command
ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse
into /opt/bootlocal.sh
Then when you reboot, it should have your serial mouse link.
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