K, I appreciate all these tips.. But I've done this.. and even hand edited and changed
the
XF86Config in my /home/bosco directory... To no avail.. argggh!!!
> ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! --> Please help!
> ** Original Sender: Jon Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ** Original Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 01:59:48 -0800
> ** Original Message follows...
>
> Sorry Bosco
>
> ~ is another way of saying $HOME and means your home directory.
>
> in term you can:
>
> cp /etc/X11/XF86Config $HOME
>
> and it will show up in your home directory
>
> bosco 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
>** --------- End Original Message ----------- **
>
the race is long and in the end it's only with yourself.
