Re: Configure Mouse
Greg Scharrer wrote:
>
> I just installed Debian 2.1 on /dev/hdb1 (/dev/hda has Windows 98). I have
> a K6-233, 32Mb RAM machine. My mainboard manual says my mouse port is a
> PS/2 Mouse. I installed the IBM PS/2 bus mouse driver during the install. I
> also tried to install the the Microsoft bus mouse driver but the install
> failed with a device busy message.
>
> When I try to run vga_solitaire to test the mouse, no mouse cursor appears.
> When I exit the program, I see a message saying my mouse has not been
> configured. What do I need to do to get my mouse working?
>
> BTW, I searched the archives a lot prior to installing debian and learned a
> great deal. Thank you.
>
> Greg
>
I believe you need to edit /etc/vga/svgalib.conf and uncomment (remove
the # from) the line that matches your mouse type and comment out the
"mouse unconfigured" line.
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