Re: Changing mouse (newbie question)

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (19/07/05 09:38), Josh Battles wrote:
> Vegard|drageV said:
> > hi list,
> >
> > I'm a newbie who need help making my new mouse work...
> >
> > Today I'm using a 2-button mouse connected to /dev/ttyS0 (or known as
> > COM1 in windoze) wich is working as it should.But I've gotten a new
> > mouse with scroller wheel and all, wich goes on the standard mouseport
> > (circular plug with 6 pins), and of course I wish to change.
> >
> > How do I make the new mouse work?
> >
> > Debian Sarge, kernel 2.4.27-2-686
> >
> > Thanks in advance, greetings from Vegard
> 
> You can edit the X configuration (/etc/X11/XF86config-4) and specify a
> different mouse type there.   For a wheel mouse, specify the IMPS/2 protocol
> and use /dev/psaux as the location where it's connected.
> 
> If you're not comfortable manually editing the file, you can rerun the X
> configuration tool and it should pick the new mouse out for you straight
> away.

X configuration tool = dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 

Just in case ;)

Regards

Clive

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