On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Rick Commo wrote:
> > This is my first ever Debian install. Previous experience limited to RH > > 4/5 years ago and recently Mandrake 7.1, so I am not a heavy Linux type at > > this point. > > > > Hardware: > > Old AT style mainboard with 233Mhz Cyrix 8x86 > > 80Mb Ram > > Microsoft mouse (also Kensington trackball) > > ATI Expert98 graphics card > > > > Software: > > Debian 2.2r2 (potato) > > > > Problem: > > I managed to muddle my way into getting the system to boot into the > > GUI mode and display > > at 1024x768, but the mouse doesn't work. > > > > I have tried both the Microsoft mouse and Kensington trackball. Since > > it's an older AT style > > mainboard the mouse goes on COM1 (using WinSpeak). I figured this > > would be /dev/tty0. > > Have tried all the different baud rates. NADA > > > > A couple of questions > > > > (1) any hints? Assuming the mouse does work, did you make a symbolic link mouse to ttyS0 (NOT tty0: this is a console). Try first: # cd /dev # ln -s ttyS0 mouse and try to start X win now. If not, how did you configure your X windows? There is a setup program called 'anXious'. You can also edit the configuration file /etc/X11/XF86Config. Greetz, Sebastiaan > > > > (2) I have managed to log into root in the GUI but can't seem to bring up > > an xterm with no mouse available. What would be the key strokes to do > > that (if at all possible). > > > > Thanks, > > -rick > > >
