$HOME and ~ are the same, it's the location of your homedir (in my case: /home/nighty/). So copying XF86Config to ~ means to copy it into your homedir. However, what Jon suggests doesn't work. It only works for users with uid=0, in other words: root. It does not work for regular users. So I guess you must find another workaround, or work as root all the time. Working as root all the time is highly discouraged for security reasons, but it's up to you. But just out of curiosity: does the mouse work correct in a console? Perhaps you have gpm using one type of mouse, and have defined another one for X. Don't know if this can cause trouble or not, but it's not unlikely. You can manually edit the mouseconfig in /etc/sysconfig/mouse, or fire up a linuxconf and set the right mousetype in there. If you're not used to meddling with config files, go with linuxconf. ;-) On Mar 17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for the tips.. That's something I haven't tried and I'm certainly > willing to try ANYTHING.. :) But, excuse me for being a newbie.. When you say > copy it to ~ what do you mean? And also, I've heard people speak of $HOME, > but I'm not sure where it hides.. :) > > > Thanks, > > bosco(). > > > "Linux, it's like throwing everything you know away... But worth it.. " > > > Jon Hunter wrote: > > > bosco wrote: > > > > > Greetings all, > > > > > > I wrote once before of the problems I'm having with this blasted mouse. > > > Everything I change in my centrally located /etc/X11/XF86Config file > > > seems to take. I just got done swapping my 75dpi and 100dpi fonts around > > > and they work like a charm.. > > > > > > However, FOR SOME REASON, my mouse WILL NOT stay configured.. After I > > > "startx" it's not working. If I run "XF86Setup" in a "konsole" and > > > configure my mouse and hit apply it starts working. But it WILL NOT stay > > > configured.. > > > > > > I've tried as root and user.. I've changed permissions, write and read > > > access, hand editing and other not so wise things.. PLEASE HELP.. this > > > is driving me MAD.. BTW, on previous installs of this EXACT same ISO ( > > > mandrake v7.0 ) I've configured it to work fine.. Accck! I > > > > > > I love Linux soo much.. yet sometimes... > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > bosco(). > > > > Get it working once and cp /etc/X11/XF86Config to ~ > > > > One of the oh so helpful fixits like linuxconf is probably changing it > > back. Had lots of problems with linuxconf changing my settings to what it > > thought was right. So annoying I finally disabled it. If you have a copy > > of XF86Config in $HOME it will take precedence over the one in /etc/X11 > > > > Jon > -- Rial Juan <http://nighty.ulyssis.org> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgium tel: (++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator <http://www.ulyssis.org> The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... ------------------------------------------------------------ Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
