Re: Laptop install woes
M,
I have an Inspiron 5000. I installed potato on it a few months ago. The
resource page mentioned in earlier e-mails should prove amply useful. If you
are having trouble with the mouse, check your BIOS settings. I recollect
there is one setting that allows the BIOS to autodetect when the mouse is
attached, and to use the touchpad when the mouse is disconnected.
Like it was mentioned earlier, you should be able to use the PS/2 option for
your mouse (didn't work for me). Try using XF86Setup. I use "Microsoft" as
the protocol option and "/dev/gpmdata" as the mouse device. I also installed
the "gpm" package. I don't know if the package has any relationship to the
device... but I thought you should have the whole picture of my setup.
Currently, my system auto-switches between the touchpad and the mouse
(Logitech). The scrolling button doesn't work, but the left and the right
button work just fine for what I use them.
-Andy Saxena
----- Original Message -----
From: <mistrm@gtemail.net>
To: <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 11:32 PM
Subject: Laptop install woes
> Greetings,
>
> I am trying to install Potato on my Dell Inspiron laptop.
>
> This is my first time installing Debian on a laptop. I've installed every
other major distro on my Dells with no problem.
>
> The install program for Debian doesn't seem to acknowledge the existance
of laptops at all. The only thing that was configured properly and working
was PCMCIA.
>
> I've managed to fix everything except for the mouse. Can't get it to work
no matter what I do. I scanned through the Debian site but I couldn't find
anything in the docs related to laptops.
>
> Is there a site, resource, etc. related to Debian on laptops?
>
> Does anyone have a Dell Inspiron and, if so, how did you get the mouse
working?
>
> TIA,
>
> M
>
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