Re: mouse/X compatibility problem
If it works in win95 and you see mouse cursor like you say, I suspect whoever
configured
you X picked the wrong mouse device. Check your X86config file. I belive it's
in
/etc/X11 . Also make sure you indeed have a serial mouse. Win95 is capable of
detecting PS2, BUS and serial mice. LINUX X must be told what you have.
And what device to use to access it.
Chuma
Larry Gariepy wrote:
> Hello.
> I am mailing a message that I posted earlier on the newsgroup because a
> friend of mine informed me that many people subscribe to the list but do
> not check the newsgroup that often.
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> I am a new Debian user. With a great deal of help from a friend (read:
> he installed and debugged it for me), I now have Debian Linux 1.3.1 on
> my Pentium 233. It is set up as a dual boot machine, with Win95.
>
> My problem is that X Windows doesn't seem to recognize my mouse, though
> it works under Win95, and you even get a mouse cursor when logged in to
> a vt100 terminal. The mouse is just a standard Microsoft serial mouse.
>
> If anyone has had this problem, or even if you haven't and know how to
> fix it, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Larry Gariepy
> gariepy@darmouth.edu
>
> ps. I have two friends who are Debian gurus, and they were unable to
> diagnose the problem (other than to recommend buying a new mouse!), so
> it leads me to believe this problem is non-trivial.
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