Re: Serial mouse config
On 09/18/2006 08:52 PM, Andre Perrotta wrote: Sorry, I forgot to write down the subject Sorry Hi, I'm trying to get a serial mouse to work but haven't had any sucess. It is conected to /dev/ttyS0 but when I do: cat /dev/ttyS0 it doesn't responds to my mouse actions I'm sure it is /dev/ttyS0 cause it used to work with earlier dists i had installed in my computer I'm running Demudi 1.2.1 with the 2.6-multimedia kernel Can anyone help me ? thanks... Do a "dmesg | grep -i serial" to see if the serial driver was loaded. Also do "grep serial /proc/ioports"; if it's using 03f8-03ff, then the serial driver should be available on /dev/ttyS0. Note, I know nothing about Demudi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: serial mouse under debian/sarge, 2.6.4
Thank you for your replies I'll first try to get an USB hub, and if that is a problem, I'll try the solutions posted on the serial mouse! Are there things I coould/should check for a USB hub? Do I need special modules and/or drivers? Thanks for all the answers I got so far, Joris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: serial mouse under debian/sarge, 2.6.4
On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I have this problem: for a new printer I'm about to buy, I need to free > the usb plug; So I now have to make my debian box use a serial mouse. > > I attached the configuration files knoppix built; I tried putting those > into my real /etc/X11 directory but still the mouse won't work. In > knoppix the > > Can anybody tell me how to configure X so it'll use the mouse? I can't > even find how to start the configuring program the base-config gave me > when I installed for the first time... :-( > I have little experience with X configuration and none with serial mice > so... I need a hand here > If you need more configuration files please tell me which ones? my InputDevice Section looks like this, Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Protocol" "Microsoft" Option "Emulate3Buttons""true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" also when you compile the kernel, make sure Devic Driver -> Input device support -> Serial mouse is enabled, or at least a module. and Device Driver -> Character devices -> Serial Drivers -> 8250/16550 and compatible serial support was enable and it worked for me. find out if it has already been enabled by your current kernel in your /boot/config hth =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - stderr(Mindanao) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: serial mouse under debian/sarge, 2.6.4
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have this problem: for a new printer I'm about to buy, I need to free the usb plug; So I now have to make my debian box use a serial mouse. I attached the configuration files knoppix built; I tried putting those into my real /etc/X11 directory but still the mouse won't work. In knoppix the Can anybody tell me how to configure X so it'll use the mouse? I can't even find how to start the configuring program the base-config gave me when I installed for the first time... :-( I have little experience with X configuration and none with serial mice so... I need a hand here If you need more configuration files please tell me which ones? Thanks for your help, Joris Perhaps if I supply the link, as well, it will be of even further assistance. http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apbs01.html#id2461343 Regards, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: serial mouse under debian/sarge, 2.6.4
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have this problem: for a new printer I'm about to buy, I need to free the usb plug; So I now have to make my debian box use a serial mouse. I attached the configuration files knoppix built; I tried putting those into my real /etc/X11 directory but still the mouse won't work. In knoppix the Can anybody tell me how to configure X so it'll use the mouse? I can't even find how to start the configuring program the base-config gave me when I installed for the first time... :-( I have little experience with X configuration and none with serial mice so... I need a hand here If you need more configuration files please tell me which ones? Thanks for your help, Joris Hello again Joris, I really don't know what the situation is with Knoppix, but I understand that it is based largely on Sarge, so this may work for you. It's how I have mine configured. You will have to install the gpm package first, and that should help you through the configuration procedure in the console. Regards, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: serial mouse
On Sunday 03 February 2002 11:18 pm, Jason Majors wrote: > I've installed Debian on a friend's ancient machine that has a serial mouse > connection. X fails to load because it can't find the mouse. If the serial > mouse is connected to the first serial port, what device do I need to link > to /dev/mouse? > > Thanks, > Jason generally, you need either /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1. if the machine has an internal modem, it might be hogging /dev/ttyS2, which would disable the use of /dev/ttyS0. try an ls -al on the first four /dev/tty(#) to see if any other devices have claimed those ports. then try linking /dev/mouse to whichever of the first four is free, and retry the x config. also, take a look at /var/log/XFree86.0.log, which will give you a more verbose description of why x crashed.
Re: serial mouse
Hello Jason. Try /dev/ttyS0. Jason Majors wrote: I've installed Debian on a friend's ancient machine that has a serial mouse connection. X fails to load because it can't find the mouse. If the serial mouse is connected to the first serial port, what device do I need to link to /dev/mouse? Thanks, Jason
Re: Serial Mouse problem
If form console you do cat /dev/mouse and move the mouse what happens? If you do not get random noise that is not your mouse device. Also in your XF86Config file what does it have for the protocol? Also do you have GPM running and what branch of Debian are you using? On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 08:35:53AM +1000, Chris Everist wrote: > Hi, > I sent this before but my ISP has just gone broke so I did not receive > any replies. So here goes again. > I have installed Debian twice now and it does not seem to recognise my > serial mouse. It is a generic 3 button mouse with a Mouse > Systems/Microsoft switch on the bottom and I have tried both settings. > I have run xf86config from the promt and used XF86Setup from within > Gnome and have no luck. > I have tried all the possible device options I can think of > (/dev/ttyS0-4, /dev/mouse) but nothing happens. > I have checked in the /dev/ directory and cannot find a symbolic link to > > the mouse driver /dev/mouse. > Do you have any idea what coule be causing this problem? > Regards > Chris Everist > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- BOFH excuse #40: not enough memory, go get system upgrade pgpWL7DWtJ8BD.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Serial Mouse problem
I think it could use some clarification that one has suggested installing gpm and someone else has stated that "gpm can cause problems". I hope I can make things clearer without just adding to the noise... (Start by reading Joost's message regarding mouse hardware.) When you say your mouse isn't working, I assume you mean it's not working under X. Have you tried it on the console? If you have gpm installed and configured correctly, you should see a mouse cursor when you move the mouse on the console, and should be able to use your mouse to copy and paste text there. I'll try to describe what I've found to be the best mouse setup, one that works fine on the console and in X. First, I find it's altogether the least amount of headache if you ensure that there is no /dev/mouse symlink on your system. Figure out what port your mouse is plugged into by reading Joost's message and use that explicitly in your gpm config. You can set this up by using the gpmconfig program. Along the way, it will ask for a protocol to use for the repeater. What this does is it creates a "virtual mouse" by echoing data in the mouse protocol of your choice into /dev/gpmdata. You should then configure X to use /dev/gpmdata as its device, and tell it to use the protocol you chose as the gpm repeat protocol. I believe gpm defaults to repeat in the "ms3" protocol, which can be understood by X if you use Option "Protocol" "Microsoft" in your /etc/X11/XF86Config. Alternatively, you can specify any protocol you like in your gpm repeater config, as long as you tell X to use the same protocol. As someone else suggested, you can tell gpm to repeat as type 'raw' in which case you should configure X to use the actual protocol that your mouse is speaking. From the sound of things, it speaks at least 2 different protocols. It's easiest to figure it out with gpm, and then mirror that in XF86Config. I realize this isn't an in-depth walkthrough, but I hope it will help you understand how the two systems can share the mouse and how to configure them. If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Vineet pgpTqaMbV84jA.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Serial Mouse problem
Chris Everist wrote: Hi, I have installed Debian twice now and it does not seem to recognise my serial mouse. It is a generic 3 button mouse with a Mouse Systems/Microsoft switch on the bottom and I have tried both settings. I have run xf86config from the promt and used XF86Setup from within Gnome and have no luck. I have tried all the possible device options I can think of (/dev/ttyS0-4, /dev/mouse) but nothing happens. I have checked in the /dev/ directory and cannot find a symbolic link to the mouse driver /dev/mouse. Do you have any idea what coule be causing this problem? Regards Chris Everist Hi Chris, you probably have gpm running wich sometimes causes trouble with the mouse under X. If gpm is running change the device to /dev/gpmdata and the mousetype to raw in your XF86Config file. that should do then, Frank
Re: Serial Mouse problem
On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 12:05:53PM +1000, Chris Everist wrote: > I have tried all the possible device options I can think of > (/dev/ttyS0-4, /dev/mouse) but nothing happens. Those are not "device options", they're symbolic devices managed by the kernel and that correspond to some physical peripheral. You should try to find out to what plug your mouse connects. If it is a small round one, that corresponds to /dev/psaux. If it is a classic small rs232 style connector, it is a common serial port that corresponds to /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1. > I have checked in the /dev/ directory and cannot find a symbolic link to > the mouse driver /dev/mouse. It is not needed for the system. Just for humans, so they get less confused. Well, you can see how well that works out already... :-P > Do you have any idea what coule be causing this problem? You are not setting the right "wire protocol" for your mouse. Mice come in different tongues. Some even speak with two tongues, depending on which port it hangs off of. Check out the XF86Config or XF86Config-4 manpage and some of the gpm documentation for more information about mouse protocols. Cheers, Joost
Re: Serial Mouse problem
There is no need for /dev/mouse to exist. Are you shure you are connected to a serial port? Another common location is the PS2 mouse port -- usually located next to the microphone connector. IF on hte PS2 port it would be /dev/psaux. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Everist) writes: > Hi, > I have installed Debian twice now and it does not seem to recognise my > serial mouse. It is a generic 3 button mouse with a Mouse > Systems/Microsoft switch on the bottom and I have tried both settings. > I have run xf86config from the promt and used XF86Setup from within > Gnome and have no luck. > I have tried all the possible device options I can think of > (/dev/ttyS0-4, /dev/mouse) but nothing happens. > I have checked in the /dev/ directory and cannot find a symbolic link to > the mouse driver /dev/mouse. > Do you have any idea what coule be causing this problem? > Regards > Chris Everist -- * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish...John 3:16 *
Re: Serial Mouse problem
Hi... Have you tried installing gpm? I think its gpm..:) You can run that to configure your mouse Mike - Original Message - From: "Chris Everist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 7:05 PM Subject: Serial Mouse problem > Hi, > I have installed Debian twice now and it does not seem to recognise my > serial mouse. It is a generic 3 button mouse with a Mouse > Systems/Microsoft switch on the bottom and I have tried both settings. > I have run xf86config from the promt and used XF86Setup from within > Gnome and have no luck. > I have tried all the possible device options I can think of > (/dev/ttyS0-4, /dev/mouse) but nothing happens. > I have checked in the /dev/ directory and cannot find a symbolic link to > the mouse driver /dev/mouse. > Do you have any idea what coule be causing this problem? > Regards > Chris Everist > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: serial mouse not working
On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 08:51:22PM +0200 or thereabouts, Felix Natter wrote: > which settings ? I tried changing baud-rate, and I tried (almost) > all protocols. Very rarely the mouse-pointer moves (jumps) to one corner. > /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/ttyS0, and both gpm and X use it. > are you sure you're using gpm and not gpmdata? check your /etc/rc2.d scripts don't run gpm and see if it helps. if it does, your gpm is the problem. -- Who's watching the watchmen? ICQ: 15096825
Re: serial mouse not working
"J.T. Wenting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > do you get a response from the rodent in XF86Setup? > You probably have the wrong settings in your X configuration file. > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > Of Felix Natter > > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 09:21 > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: serial mouse not working > > > > > > hi, > > > > I have a serial MS-mouse which runs great with gpm, but I do not get any > > reaction under xfree86 3.3.6 (configured using XF86Setup). which settings ? I tried changing baud-rate, and I tried (almost) all protocols. Very rarely the mouse-pointer moves (jumps) to one corner. /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/ttyS0, and both gpm and X use it. thanks, -- Felix Natter
Re: serial mouse not working
Post your /etc/gpm.conf file and the Pointer section of /etc/X11/XF86Config. Then perhaps someone can help identify your problem. Felix Natter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : hi, : I have a serial MS-mouse which runs great with gpm, but I do not get any : reaction under xfree86 3.3.6 (configured using XF86Setup). : thanks, : -- : Felix Natter : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- *** Running Debian Linux *** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish...John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * * pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? */ --
RE: serial mouse
1) First make sure your are describing the mouse port as: /dev/ttyS0 NOT /ttys0 2) If you have installed gpm-frozenVer.deb, this update sets up to new mouse devices: /dev/gpmdata and /dev/gpmctl and more over,with WARNING sets /dev/mouse -> /dev/gpmdata (a Bug report has been filed) Thus if you enter /dev/mouse in XF86Config, it will try use /dev/gpmdata which might not suffice. It didn't on my laptop with ps2 mouse (/dev/psaux) Changing from /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux in XF86Config solved the X problem for me. MarvS Hey there again. I'm having problems setting up x with this serial mouse. It's an MS serial mouse. I specified MS mouse on ttys0. That's serial A right? I don't think I'm losing my mind. There isn't a map in fstab that I'm supposed to specify is there?
Re: serial mouse
> I'm having problems setting up x with this serial mouse. For an MS Mouse, a typical setup in /etc/X11/XF86Config would be: Section "Pointer" Protocol"Microsoft" Device "/dev/mouse" EndSection Of course, /dev/mouse is simply a symbolic link to /dev/ttyS0 (for COM1; or linking to which ever serial port your mouse is on). > It's an MS serial mouse. I specified MS mouse on ttys0. That's > serial A right? What's serial A? COM1? I think your big problem is a typo: there is no /dev/ttys0 -- it's /dev/ttyS0 with a capital S. -- Regards, | Does my signature block look out-of-alignment to you? .| If so, try using fixed-width fonts for E-Mail. For Randy| Windows, tell it to use the "terminal" or another | fixed-width, non-proportional font to display messages.
Re: serial mouse not working
Alexander Poslavsky writes: > > Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the > > model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess > > this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a > > (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. > > Nah, it's probably not the board, I've got one myself and they're crummy > but work. And since it is both a problem in X and with gpm, it might be > you don't have a link between /dev/modem and /dev/ttyS0. Both X and gpm > use /dev/modem out of the box. > root:~$ ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse No, /dev/mouse is already a symlink to /dev/ttyS0. I've already deleted /dev/mouse and created it again. bye Rafael Caetano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: serial mouse not working
Hi Rafael! On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Rafael Caetano dos Santos wrote: > Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the > model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess > this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a > (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. Nah, it's probably not the board, I've got one myself and they're crummy but work. And since it is both a problem in X and with gpm, it might be you don't have a link between /dev/modem and /dev/ttyS0. Both X and gpm use /dev/modem out of the box. root:~$ ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse should do it. 'Luck, AP
RE: serial mouse not working
i found with my mouse (the first timei ever had probs) that after i reconfigured it i had to make a new xf86config file, util i did the mouse wouldnt work -Original Message- From: Rafael Caetano dos Santos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 April 2000 04:55 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: serial mouse not working Hello, My brandless, 3-button serial mouse won't work under Linux, neither in the console nor under X. It works OK under Windows. I've been a Linux user for about 3 years and I never had or heard of this kind of problem. I guess it should be a stupid mistake or something, but I can't see what is it. Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. At bootup, the kernel says: Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A So it shouldn't be a IRQ conflict. Also at bootup, setserial reports: Configuring serial ports...done. /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A /dev/ttyS1 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A It seems normal to me. And gpm runs happily, as if nothing were wrong, but the mouse cursor never appears. Neither does X 3.3.2.3 report any errors. The mouse cursor is displayed but doesn't move. When I kill X, it reports: waiting for X server to shut down Fatal server error: Unable to set status of mouse fd (Interrupted system call) Any suggestions TIA, bye Rafael Caetano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
RE: serial mouse not working
I suspect this to be a gpm issue. Have you tyied changint the protocol? Some nameless/brandless 3-button mice need to use type msc, some need type ms. Bryan On 26-Apr-2000 Rafael Caetano dos Santos wrote: > > Hello, > > My brandless, 3-button serial mouse won't work under Linux, neither in the > console nor under X. It works OK under Windows. I've been a Linux user > for about 3 years and I never had or heard of this kind of problem. I > guess it should be a stupid mistake or something, but I can't see what is > it. > > Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the > model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess > this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a > (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. > > At bootup, the kernel says: > > Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled > ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A > > So it shouldn't be a IRQ conflict. > Also at bootup, setserial reports: > > Configuring serial ports...done. > /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > /dev/ttyS1 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A > > It seems normal to me. And gpm runs happily, as if nothing were wrong, but > the mouse cursor never appears. > > Neither does X 3.3.2.3 report any errors. The mouse cursor is displayed > but doesn't move. When I kill X, it reports: > > waiting for X server to shut down > Fatal server error: > Unable to set status of mouse fd (Interrupted system call) > > Any suggestions > > TIA, > > bye > Rafael Caetano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
Re: serial mouse problem
On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Vincent Murphy wrote: > On Fri, 1 Jan 1999, Kent West wrote: > > > in X, and when I returned this morning, the mouse was dead. So, I killed > > > the Xserver, restarted it. Nothing. Rebooted in Win95, which didn't pick > > > up the mouse either. When I rebooted into Linux, gpm started as normal, > > > > You might try switching your mouse to the other serial port and see if > > Win95 finds it, but when I've seen this behavior before, it was a dead > > mouse, so you may have to replace it. > > Well, I have a modem on ttyS1, which still works fine. The mouse I > brought to work, and it worked on another PC. I tried a different mouse > on my hamm box, which didn't work either, which points to a serial port > problem. > > > Also, if your CMOS battery is weak/dead, your BIOS may have reverted to > > turning off your serial port, although that doesn't really make sense > > since the box was powered up when the mouse died. But maybe some glitch > > turned off the port in CMOS, so I'd at least check it out. > > i've looked in the BIOS setup, and everything /appears/ to be ok, and when > the kernel boots up it gives me the usual message about the serail ports. If you haven't already, try moving the mouse to the port the modem is on and move the modem off temporarily and see if you get your mouse back. -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
Re: serial mouse problem
On Fri, 1 Jan 1999, Kent West wrote: > > in X, and when I returned this morning, the mouse was dead. So, I killed > > the Xserver, restarted it. Nothing. Rebooted in Win95, which didn't pick > > up the mouse either. When I rebooted into Linux, gpm started as normal, > > You might try switching your mouse to the other serial port and see if > Win95 finds it, but when I've seen this behavior before, it was a dead > mouse, so you may have to replace it. Well, I have a modem on ttyS1, which still works fine. The mouse I brought to work, and it worked on another PC. I tried a different mouse on my hamm box, which didn't work either, which points to a serial port problem. > Also, if your CMOS battery is weak/dead, your BIOS may have reverted to > turning off your serial port, although that doesn't really make sense > since the box was powered up when the mouse died. But maybe some glitch > turned off the port in CMOS, so I'd at least check it out. i've looked in the BIOS setup, and everything /appears/ to be ok, and when the kernel boots up it gives me the usual message about the serail ports. thanks for the help. regards, vinny -- Vincent Murphy | 2nd CompSci Student, UCC | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (086) 8397405 NT = Not Today
Re: serial mouse problem
On Fri, 1 Jan 1999, Vincent Murphy wrote: > I'm having a problem with my serial mouse. I left my machine last night > in X, and when I returned this morning, the mouse was dead. So, I killed > the Xserver, restarted it. Nothing. Rebooted in Win95, which didn't pick > up the mouse either. When I rebooted into Linux, gpm started as normal, > but it doesn't work either. > > I will provide diagnostics on request, as I don't know what to include at > this point. > > regards, > vinny > > -- > Vincent Murphy | UCC CompSci Student | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (086) 8397405 >NT = Not Today You might try switching your mouse to the other serial port and see if Win95 finds it, but when I've seen this behavior before, it was a dead mouse, so you may have to replace it. Also, if your CMOS battery is weak/dead, your BIOS may have reverted to turning off your serial port, although that doesn't really make sense since the box was powered up when the mouse died. But maybe some glitch turned off the port in CMOS, so I'd at least check it out. -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
Re: Serial Mouse Install
Doug, > Here is another installation question I didn't figure out during the > install. I have a microsoft compatible serial mouse I would like to use > on my new linux system. During the inital install, I did not see any > selections for serial mice. I saw several options for ps/2, bus, and > other types of mice. What do I need to do to install this mouse? run XF86Setup. Select microsoft (and the usual other compatibles). If it doesn't find /dev/mouse, then try /dev/ttyS0 HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward-elect of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
