Re: source.list won't stat (problem gone)

[brownh@hartford-hwp.com (Haines Brown)]

> From: Pigeon <jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk>

> > > On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 09:23:16AM -0500, Haines Brown wrote:

> > I suspect as much. I find that I have two mouse sections in my X
> > configuration, and their Protocol is "PS/2", while my Microsoft mouse
> > is an IntelliMouse, which has its own "IntelliMuse"
> > protocol.=20
> 
> "Intellimouse" protocol is for serial-port mice. These are dead rare
> nowadays. For a PS/2 Intellimouse you need Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2",
> and to get the scroll wheel working, Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5".

Thanks. That's a big help, especially if I fail to get my optical
mouse working.

> Try mdetect.

I looked around, but couldn't get much information from
googling. Apparently mdetect is usually used with some kind of front
end, but I've no idea what such a front end might be. Does it require
this other program, or can you just run it by itself to probe a mouse? 

Haines