Hi! This is my first time installing Debian. I am using this
equipment:
Debian 2.1r4 CDs
Compaq Presario 7240 (pentium)
IBM Mouse
The install proceeded smoothly until I try to get the mouse working in
XF86Setup. It refused to move regardless of the settings.
+ The mouse hardware and cables are okay because the mouse works fine in
Windows 95.
+ I suspected gpm so I disabled it with "gpm -k" and removed the startup
file from /etc/rc6.d.
+ I tried /dev/ttyS0-ttyS4 and some other random devices. /dev/mouse
is symlink'd to /dev/ttyS0.
+ I tried all the mouse protocols.
This seems crazy because I can't believe that mice are hard to
auto-detect. Windows has handled mice with no configuration for
decades. Is there a better way to configure XFree86?
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
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