Re: More Mouse Problems
on 12/28/00 5:05 PM, Adam C Powell IV at hazelsct@mit.edu wrote:
> Chris Bryan wrote:
>
>> I'm having similar problems as our other mouse-troubled friend, on a g4 400.
>> A couple questions:
>>
>> -What protocol should I use in XF86Config for the usb mouse?
>> -Is /dev/usbmouse the correct setting? (porbably a dumb quesiton, just
>> making sure ;)
>> -Could the problem be the fact that the mouse is on the keyboard hub?
>
> The big question here is: which kernel are you using? If 2.2.18pre21 (the
> latest in stable), then see:
> http://home.munich.netsurf.de/Franz.Sirl/inputppc.html
I am using 2.2.17
> That page will help you configure the device files, gpm and X to work with the
> new input layer, which blends all of the attached mice into a single device.
This page is about making serious adjustments to the kernel, something I am
more than a little nervous about doing just yet. :\ There must be an easier
way to do this, right?
>> But most importantly, how can I get back to the bash prompt?? The only way
>> to get out of the post-login debian screen is ctrl-alt-delete, which then
>> returns me to the graphical login, which I can't seem to escape. Until I can
>> get back to bash, I have no way of doing anything!
>
> ctrl-alt-F1 gets you to the 1st virtual console (ctrl-alt-F2 to the second,
> etc.).
Thanks, that trick was very helpful! :)
> HTH,
>
> -Adam P.
>
> Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe!
>
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