Re: Installing Mouse Driver

[<aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>(Alex Yukhimets)]

> My mouse is a standard Microsoft PS/2 Intellimouse connected to an
> almost new Dell Dimension D266.  It connects to a small round 6pin
> socket which I assume to be a serial mouse port.

Nope, this is not a serial port.

> As root, I tried 'insmod psaux' which executed, but produced no
> response.  I then typed '/dev/psaux device' which produced 'Permission
> Denied'.  '/dev/psaux' produced the same.

No. While inastalling X or gpm you should tell coniguration program that
your mouse using /dev/psaux device, and the protocol is ps2.
The simplest way would be to exit from X, "dpkg --purge gpm",
then install "gpm" package. It will ask you questions about the device 
on the protocol of the mouse. 

Alex Y. 
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