Re: Mouse configuration
On Sunday 15 January 2006 19:10, Don wrote:
>I've looked and I've looked and I can't find an answer to this one.
>
>I had a Woody upgraded to Sarge Debian system running for some time.
> Had my Logitech mouse as a PS/2 and did not have the wheel mouse
> functionality.
>
>Due to a bad decision on my part I got my system into a position where
> I could not get some package modules to load up and get configured
> (kept getting an error relating to ldconfig). Anyway I backed up my
> data that I wanted to keep and went for a clean install (I know M$
> method but it was faster).
>
>Well when I reloaded I made a very POOR decision and chose a wheel
> mouse type for my mouse instead of the PS/2. I figured a mouse is a
> mouse. Anyway when the system came up with the GUI my mouse goes
> haywire. Mouse clicks close windows. Moving the mouse selects
> windows, closes windows. Its crazy.
>
>Anyway I worked through the issues to upgrade my kernel from 2.2.20 to
>2.4.27. In the configuration I selected PS2 mouse support. The
> upgrade went well but no change in the mouse actions?
>
>I've goggled till my fingers hurt. Is there a way to change the mouse
>configuration?
>
The mouses main function control is in the X config file, whichever x
you're running. Debian would be in /etc/X11/XFRee86-config IIRC.
>Don
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