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From: gt@hpfcmr.HP.COM (George Tatge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: WMLOCATOR problem
Message-ID: <1080027@hpfcmr.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 89 16:38:32 GMT
References: <5758@sdcsvax.UUCP>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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>I am in the process of setting up a HP9000/300 series machine.
>
>Most things seem to work OK however when I try to run wmstart
>I get the error message "cannot open WMLOCATOR".
>
>Now in /dev there is a device called locator and if I edit the wmstart
>script and comment out the call for locator a window and cursor will
>appear.  I can move the cursor with control keys but not the mouse (i
>assume that locator is for the mouse).
>
>My question is simple. What the heck do I do now?
>
Check the address on /dev/locator.  It probably looks something like
0x000020.  It's the second least significan digit ("2" here) that
describes where in the HIL loop the mouse is. If it is a "2" it is
assumed that there is a keyboard and then a mouse.  If you have something
else (eg. a knob box) in the loop before the mouse, you need a different
address on /dev/locator.  Note: somethings (eg. a 9 knob box use
more than one address).  


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