> I'm installing Linux for the first time on a Mac (7200 with ADB mouse). After > choosing packages, the installer starts asking for some settings. One of the > things is asks while setting up XFree86 is the mouse type. I'm sorry I don't > have the exact list, but it basically listed the following as possibilities: > > PS2 > Serial Port (4 possible ports) > ImPS2 > Logitech > > and some others (again, sorry for not being precise). No entry looked like ADB > mouse in anyway. I chose PS2 because that was highlighted by default. Was > that right or wrong? It's still compiling packages, so I don't know if XFree86 > will run yet. Anyone done this before with Debian on an old world beige Mac? > > Thanks.
Turns out it is ImPS2. I did some googling and found a XF86Config file for someone else that was having video problems on a 7200 with Debian. I edited my file by hand and the mouse works. Now to fix the video.... -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
