Are you using a usb mouse???? On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Joshua N Pritikin wrote:
> 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. > > -- > "Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by stupidity." > via, but not speaking for Deutsche Bank > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
