So for the time being, Mandrake 8.0 doesn't support, nor run on an IBM
Thinkpad, and presumably, any computer using a PS/2 mouse.
I have an MS Intellimouse, one of the most standard PS/2 mice on planet earth
and the lm8 install process freezes on me when I select the only wheel mouse
choice
On Wednesday 09 May 2001 13:09, you wrote:
You also won't find a working install. I tried the text install and it did
exactly what I figured it would do. It still doesn't recognize the PS/2
mouse. Thus, you get the new 8.0 image, and you can't do a thing.
sigh There goes two days worth of
The solution ... don't use a PS/2 mouse. Just plug in a $3.00 (I might
have paid $4.00 for it) serial mouse into the serial port, Mandrake
recognizes it on boot and off you go. This worked great (as a work-around).
Of course, that eats up the one and only serial port, but at least I am
able
I successfully installed several versions of 7.2, including the latest freq
pack. However, the install program for 8.0 won't recognize either my
trackpoint, nor an attached PS/2 mouse. I've tried both.
I am running on a IBM Thinkpad 600 with Max memory (298 MBytes I
believe). PS/2 Mouse
On Wednesday 09 May 2001 05:44, A. Rick Anderson wrote:
I successfully installed several versions of 7.2, including the latest freq
pack. However, the install program for 8.0 won't recognize either my
trackpoint, nor an attached PS/2 mouse. I've tried both.
I am running on a IBM Thinkpad
You also won't find a working install. I tried the text install and it did
exactly what I figured it would do. It still doesn't recognize the PS/2
mouse. Thus, you get the new 8.0 image, and you can't do a thing.
sigh There goes two days worth of work. I'm just glad I didn't try an
Did you upgrade your BIOS? And try setting PNP BIOS to no PNP.
- Original Message -
From: A. Rick Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.0 doesn't recognize PS/2 mouse
You also won't find a working install
All I have a PS/2 mouse on my Sony, desktop and I use
/dev/psaux. Have you tried that?
--- A. Rick Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You also won't find a working install. I tried the
text install and it did
exactly what I figured it would do. It still
doesn't recognize the PS/2
mouse.
On Wednesday 09 May 2001 10:09, A. Rick Anderson wrote:
You also won't find a working install. I tried the text install and it did
exactly what I figured it would do. It still doesn't recognize the PS/2
mouse. Thus, you get the new 8.0 image, and you can't do a thing.
sigh There goes two
That is good to know. The TP 600 is relatively old.
At 04:42 PM 5/9/2001 -0700, you wrote:
All I have a PS/2 mouse on my Sony, desktop and I use
/dev/psaux. Have you tried that?
How would I get to that during the install?
Did you upgrade your BIOS? And try setting PNP BIOS to no PNP.
My
linux) but I'm working on it.
Regards to all listites,
Bill W.
- Original Message -
From: A. Rick Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.0 doesn't recognize PS/2 mouse
You also won't find a working install
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