Re: X on 4/233, which mouse device/driver, Matrox Millenium setup
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>
>I've got a system built from the 981115 diskettes and ftp'ed packages
from
>that
>same week. My /etc/ld.so.conf was setup empty, so I added /usr/X11R6/
lib
>to it (thanks Mikolaj), and when I run xf86conf I can, after a lot of
>parameter playing,
>get a X graphic screen displayed, but without mouse support.
>
>Q1: what is the correct mouse for an Alphastation 4/233? I have a
>PS/2-type
> plugged in the system (which works just fine with "brand-M" NT)
> Is it /dev/mouse ?
> Do I call it a microsoft mouse, a PS/2 mouse, or just a 2
button
>mouse?
> Should I answer yes to the "emulate 3 buttons" question?
>
It depends on the mouse. If it's a PS/2 mouse, then call it a PS/2
mouse. The port to use is /dev/psaux, but you can also make a symlink
from that to /dev/mouse. Does it have three buttons? If not, then you
probably want to emulate the three buttons so when you chord the two,
you get MOUSE3.
>Q2: I have a Matrox Millenium 4M VRAM PCI card (not the newer
Millenium-II)
> So, I select the xserver-svga package, pick out the Millenium
card,
> then I do not specify the chip set or have the config program
probe
>the card
> What selections should work best for this card?
> Alternately, I also have a #9 Imagine 128-II card -- will this
work
>better?
>
The Matrox will server you well. The standard SVGA server will do it,
and selecting chipsets is optional. The chipset for that board is
MGA2064W. I have one as well.
>I'll try re-installing and configuring everything in a few days, so
I'll
>pickup
>newer packages and so on. I have the machine on a lan, but its behind
a
>firewall, so I have to get the package files from another system, then
ftp
>them to this machine (its not convenient, but it beats walking.)
>
You got that right. :) The AS200 4/233 is a nice system, and is a lot
easier to get running now that there are a few more of them in
circulation.
>Regards,
>
>Alex
>
>
Matt Briggs
mbriggs@switchboard.net
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