Re: Installing Mouse Driver
>> > 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.
Why not just run /usr/sbin/gpmconfig ?
--j
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