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Re: Serial Mouse problem



If form console you do cat /dev/mouse and move the mouse what happens? If you do not get random noise that is not your mouse device. Also in your XF86Config file what does it have for the protocol? Also do you have GPM running and what branch of Debian are you using?

On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 08:35:53AM +1000, Chris Everist wrote:
> Hi,
> I sent this before but my ISP has just gone broke so I did not receive
> any replies.  So here goes again.
> I have installed Debian twice now and it does not seem to recognise my
> serial mouse.  It is a generic 3 button mouse with a Mouse
> Systems/Microsoft switch on the bottom and I have tried both settings.
> I have run xf86config from the promt and used XF86Setup from within
> Gnome and have no luck.
> I have tried all the possible device options I can think of
> (/dev/ttyS0-4, /dev/mouse) but nothing happens.
> I have checked in the /dev/ directory and cannot find a symbolic link to
> 
> the mouse driver /dev/mouse.
> Do you have any idea what coule be causing this problem?
> Regards
> Chris Everist
> 
> 
> 
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BOFH excuse #40:

not enough memory, go get system upgrade

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