Re: [expert] Changing Mouse
I did install the mouse and it booted up without any problems. Just shutdown, unplug old one, plug in new one, power up, notice keyboard isn't working, shutdown, jiggle keyboard plug, power back up, keyboard works, mouse works. Mouse works great! It just has two side buttons(not configured) that can be accidentally pressed and are annoying. I guess I just have to get used to that. Not worried about the extra buttons right now. Thanks for the advice. Jim On Tuesday 02 September 2003 03:53 pm, mike wrote: I made a similar change and it was just power down change and powerup no big deal. if you need to make any changes though it should prompt you during boot up or you can after through the control tool mcc . ( Mandrake Control Center ) James Conner wrote: I'm using a MS Intellimouse(with ball) on MDK 9.0. It's currently identified as the following in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option Protocol IMPS/2 Option Device /dev/psaux Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection And works just fine. I just bought a MS Intellimouse Optical and want to install that. Both are going to use the PS/2 port. My question is this: Is it going to be just a shutdown, switch mice and power back up? Or am I going to have to do some kind of setting changes to get it to work? If so, what changes need to be made? Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- 2:01pm up 24 days, 22:18, 4 users, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.00 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Changing Mouse
On Tuesday 02 September 2003 04:50 pm, lorne wrote: On Tuesday 02 September 2003 03:40 am, James Conner wrote: I'm using a MS Intellimouse(with ball) on MDK 9.0. It's currently identified as the following in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option Protocol IMPS/2 Option Device /dev/psaux Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection And works just fine. I just bought a MS Intellimouse Optical and want to install that. Both are going to use the PS/2 port. My question is this: Is it going to be just a shutdown, switch mice and power back up? Or am I going to have to do some kind of setting changes to get it to work? If so, what changes need to be made? Jim Good news Jim. This is Linux. Power down and reboot Mickeysoft stuff. You should just be able to do a service gpm restart after changing the mouse. G Being that this is a PS/2 mouse, it's probably not a good idea to hot swap it. I did install the mouse and it booted up without any problems. Just shutdown, unplug old one, plug in new one, power up, notice keyboard isn't working, shutdown, jiggle keyboard plug, power back up, keyboard works, mouse works. Mouse works great! It just has two side buttons(not configured) that can be accidentally pressed and are annoying. I guess I just have to get used to that. Not worried about the extra buttons right now. Jim -- 2:01pm up 24 days, 22:18, 4 users, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.00 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Changing Mouse
I made a similar change and it was just power down change and powerup no big deal. if you need to make any changes though it should prompt you during boot up or you can after through the control tool mcc . ( Mandrake Control Center ) James Conner wrote: I'm using a MS Intellimouse(with ball) on MDK 9.0. It's currently identified as the following in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option Protocol IMPS/2 Option Device /dev/psaux Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection And works just fine. I just bought a MS Intellimouse Optical and want to install that. Both are going to use the PS/2 port. My question is this: Is it going to be just a shutdown, switch mice and power back up? Or am I going to have to do some kind of setting changes to get it to work? If so, what changes need to be made? Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Mike McNeese Springdale, Arkansas USA == Dual booting 98lite;MDK 9.1 stock kernel Kde 3.1 Registered Linux User #248955 liquid/acqua Theme == If obstacles are what you see in your path... Then you have lost sight of your goal! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Changing Mouse
On Tuesday 02 September 2003 03:40 am, James Conner wrote: I'm using a MS Intellimouse(with ball) on MDK 9.0. It's currently identified as the following in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option Protocol IMPS/2 Option Device /dev/psaux Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection And works just fine. I just bought a MS Intellimouse Optical and want to install that. Both are going to use the PS/2 port. My question is this: Is it going to be just a shutdown, switch mice and power back up? Or am I going to have to do some kind of setting changes to get it to work? If so, what changes need to be made? Jim Good news Jim. This is Linux. Power down and reboot Mickeysoft stuff. You should just be able to do a service gpm restart after changing the mouse. G Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
