Re: Reconfigure Mouse?
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On Thursday 04 March 2004 06:50 pm, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
> On Thursday 04 March 2004 21:08, Kent West wrote:
> > Michael Satterwhite wrote:
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> > >I just installed Debian on a laptop, but apparently entered the
> > > mouse configuration incorrectly. The problem, of course, is that
> > > I can't move the mouse cursor, so I can't select anything.
> > >
> > >I'm sure there's a way to reconfigure the mouse at this point
> > > without reloading everything. Would someone be so kind as to help
> > > here?
> >
> > No, you don't have to reload everything. But you've failed to tell
> > us if you're talking about the console mouse, or the mouse in X
> > (two different, but likely related, critters), what kernel you're
> > using, and what type of mouse (usb, ps2, etc).
>
> Again, I must be getting senile. I'm usually accused of giving too
> much detail. This time I'm *VERY* guilty of not giving even a small
> part of what's needed. I sincerely apologize.
>
> I'm running in KDE.
> I'm using a Logitech optical wheel mouse connected through the USB
> port I'm referring to the X Mouse.
> It's running on a Dell Inspiron (I'm almost *POSITIVE* this isn't
> relevant, but after my bout with stupidity, I want to be complete)
> I think that's everything.
>
>
> I really do appreciate any help you can offer. And I *DO* apologize
> for my lack of initial information.
I am not sure if Woody has any of these packages. Sarge is pretty stable
right now so I have switched over to it. Sarge has HW detection,
installs a USB mouse with no problem. One of packages that do HW
detection is discover. 'Hotplug' is helpful for configuring USB
devices.
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Greg Madden
Debian GNU/Linux
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