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From: rocky@hpfcmr.HP.COM (Rocky Craig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: WMLOCATOR problem
Message-ID: <1080029@hpfcmr.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 89 20:00:42 GMT
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Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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George is correct but obtuse (I can say that because he's a friend of mine :-).

Windows/9000 expects a locator device, such as an HP-HIL mouse, to be 
specified by the device file /dev/locator (by default).  This device file 
needs to be a character device file with the HP-HIL major number (24); 
the minor number refers to the "address" of the device.

HP-HIL (HP Human Interface Link) is a proprietary interface which allows up
to seven devices to be connected.  At boot time each connected device is
automatically given an address from 1 to 7.  The device closest to the SPU
is address one.  Passive devices (such as the 46081A Extender) do not consume
an address.  Some devices consume more than one (the knob box takes three).

A standard HP-UX installation will provide device files for all possible
HIL devices (/dev/hil1 through /dev/hil7).  The recommended way
to get a correct device file for /dev/locator is to link the appropriate
hil[1234567] device file to /dev/locator.  For example, if you have
a security module (HP46084A), a keyboard, and then the mouse,

# ln /dev/hil3 /dev/locator		(as superuser)

You could also set $WMLOCATOR to point to the correct device file.

Rocky Craig
Hewlett-Packard Product Support