On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 04:00:45PM -0400, Leonard Stevens wrote: > Thanks for the info but I am so new I don't know what to do next. I started > mdetect(I think) it seemed to run but no messages, just back to the root > prompt. > How do you install a driver? Maybe I could install a mouse driver if I knew > how. > Sorry to be so stupid but my experience is all on Unisys A machines and a > little DOS>
Hi Leonard, First of all, it is considered 'rude' to reply at the top of a post. Replying at the bottom, gives the reader the oportunity to reread (parts of) the previous post, ;-) Secondly, you're not stupid. You're just not used to linux. When we started to use it, we had the same problems. If you get X to work, you're almost there, ;-) Run mdetect -x as root in a console (not in X). It will tell you something like: /dev/psaux PS/2 Then edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. And look for the mouse directives. You now know what your driver (PS/2) and port (/dev/psaux) are. I think you should try the latter first, _unless_ you have manually edited XF86Config before, then you should do that again. HTH, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
