Are you having the problem with gpm?

If so, it might be that your mouse type is set wrong...

Trye
gpm -t ms

Hope this helps,
mike

On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, DW Towner wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have recently bought a new mouse after my old one broke, and I decided
> to treat myself to a proper Microsoft Mouse that everyone seems to rave
> about these days. However, after plugging it in, my machine will no
> longer recognise the mouses presence. If I plug in my old mouse first on
> bootup, and then plug in the new mouse, the new mouse works fine, but
> this is a real hassle, and surely not a good solution! I've read the
> FAQ, but this gives no clues, stating as it does that MS Mice are
> supported in my version (4.2) (and its a normal serial mouse, not the
> Intellimouse with the wheel which is unsupported). I've tried various
> other methods suggested as possible solutions to mice problems,
> including linking /dev/mouse to /dev/ttyS0 or to /dev/cua0, holding down
> the mouse button on bootup, and disabling COM3, all to no avail. The
> shop I bought the mouse from refuses to change it, saying it works fine
> on their system. 
> 
> Any suggestions would be gratefully received - I don't want to have to
> be another mouse just yet!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>       Dan Towner.
> 
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