use version 7.02 and the mouse problem goes away. I would recommend
downloading the 7.02 ISO from one of the sites listed on Mandrake's site.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 5:09 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] mouse misconfigured & patch
>
> I was unable to install an acceptable Mandrake 7.0
> system due to the misconfiguring of a serial mouse
> as a ps/2 one when booting direct from the CD-Rom.
>
> Using the patch provided under 'Last minute fixes'
> from the official web-site, I tried re-installing
> with boot disks containing either cdrom.img plus
> patch or txt_boot.img plus patch. In neither case
> was the patch accepted - an error message 'unknown
> command patch' resulted.
>
> There is nothing unusual about this box - all other
> distros I've tried (except Corel, which is a real
> 'pig's ear'!) have installed without difficulty. I
> have now installed what I want using text and cfdisk,
> so am ready to try things out.
>
> I would, however, like to know if anyone else has had
> the same or a similar experience, and if so was an
> explanation found? I'm relatively inexperienced but
> know I used the patch in accordance with Mandrake's
> instructions.
>
> Regards, John.
>
> P.S. It's the download version I have on CD.
