RE: rank newbie - no mouse
>===== Original Message From fbochicchio@galactica.it =====
>On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 06:34:50 sido wrote:
>>
>>
>> I installed Debian Linux and everything works great except for X which
>> looks fine except the mouse doesn't move. I've re-installed the OS 3
>> times now and searched for help on the mouse but not come up with much. I
>> tried to run mouseconfig but couldn't find it.
>>
>> The mouse is a 3-button mouse, manufacturer Digital.
>>
>> ls -l /dev/mouse
>>
>> /dev/mouse -> ttyS0
>>
>> That doesn't seem right to me but I can't figure out how to change it
>> either.
>
>If the mouse is a serial mouse attached to the first serial port ttyS0 is
>correct.
Try to find 'gpm-config'.
If you installed KDE it is at debian applications > apps > system > admin.
You can bring up the main KDE menu with Alt-F1 and cursor/return to the next
level menus.
In every distro I've tried (Mandrake,SuSE,OpenBSD,etc) the installation has an
early screen that configures the mouse. Without exception, any attemp to
reset the mouse in XF86Setup kills it.
Good luck,
Bill Barnes
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