Re: mouse refuses to configure!
Are you using a usb mouse????
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Joshua N Pritikin wrote:
> Hi! This is my first time installing Debian. I am using this
> equipment:
>
> Debian 2.1r4 CDs
> Compaq Presario 7240 (pentium)
> IBM Mouse
>
> The install proceeded smoothly until I try to get the mouse working in
> XF86Setup. It refused to move regardless of the settings.
>
> + The mouse hardware and cables are okay because the mouse works fine in
> Windows 95.
>
> + I suspected gpm so I disabled it with "gpm -k" and removed the startup
> file from /etc/rc6.d.
>
> + I tried /dev/ttyS0-ttyS4 and some other random devices. /dev/mouse
> is symlink'd to /dev/ttyS0.
>
> + I tried all the mouse protocols.
>
> This seems crazy because I can't believe that mice are hard to
> auto-detect. Windows has handled mice with no configuration for
> decades. Is there a better way to configure XFree86?
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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