Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-23 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 12:47:54AM -0400, William T Wilson wrote: > > Use the serial mouse driver. Both the Logitech and Microsoft drivers are > 'specialty' and not for use with ordinary mice even if they are made by > Logitech or Microsoft. If your mouse is really a PS/2 mouse (99% of > serial

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-22 Thread Chad Scott
At 12:04 AM 10/23/00 -0400, Michael P. Soulier wrote: >Try that and let us know how it goes. Good to go. Thanks to everyone who responded. Chad Scott

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-22 Thread William T Wilson
On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Chad Scott wrote: > My first problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It's a Logitech serial > mouse, and I've tried the Logitech, Microsoft and Auto options in > XF86Setup, but none work. My second problem is that XF86Setup tells me > I need to have the SVGA server installed. I

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-22 Thread Matthew Dalton
Chad Scott wrote: > > Let me preface this by admitting that I hadn't seen a lick of Linux or Unix > until I installed the Potato a couple of days ago. So I basically have no > idea what I'm doing. I successfully installed Linux, but I can't get X > Windows to work. Well, you're past the first hur

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-22 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On Sun, Oct 22, 2000 at 11:37:30PM -0400, Chad Scott wrote: > Let me preface this by admitting that I hadn't seen a lick of Linux or Unix > until I installed the Potato a couple of days ago. So I basically have no > idea what I'm doing. I successfully installed Linux, but I can't get X > Windows to

Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-22 Thread Chad Scott
Let me preface this by admitting that I hadn't seen a lick of Linux or Unix until I installed the Potato a couple of days ago. So I basically have no idea what I'm doing. I successfully installed Linux, but I can't get X Windows to work. My first problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It's a Logi