Re: Mouse

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hallo

Mark (<markluxton@auracom.com>) wrote:

> Hi, I just managed to install Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r2 on a P-166 with
> 48Mb and a 10GB HD. It took several tries since there are installation
> questions and terms that are not designed for a new user. I read the
> installation manual which helped a lot. I used the boot disks and
> driver disks with the base system file on a seperate HD. Debian is
> installed on a partition with a swap file on another. No DOS. I used
> Tasksel to get the "Desktop Environment" which would seem to be Gnome.
> The computer boots to the login part of Gnome. Login is successful :-)

> The problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It is attached to serial
> port (com) 1. During the installation I selected something like tty0?
> as the port, not knowing if it was correct. Obviously it was not.

The correct entry is /dev/ttyS0 for COM1, and /dev/ttyS1 for COM2. Use

#dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

to change the settings. Also make sure to choose the right protocol.
Microsoft should work with most serial mice. You won't need a mouse to
configure the settings, a keyboard will be sufficient. Open a console
window after logging in, or switch to a virtual console using 
CTRL+ALT+F1. Make sure to restart the graphical system after saving the
changes:

/etc/init.d/gdm restart (if gdm is your login manager).

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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