After the system boots. You'll need root privileges to edit it (login as root or su root). Use a file editor such as pico (i.e. "pico /etc/X11/XF86Config" w/out quotes)
-peter btw, *kachink* *kachink* (that was my $.50) Microsoft/SCO = bad Gentoo = good Evan is the President and he has the one ring to rule them all On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:41:55 -0700 (MST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uug] Mouse Mayhem > > Hello, > > I realize that I am going to show my ignorance here, but how can I learn > otherwise? I understand that on boot up linux is looking for a usb mouse, and > that I have to change the file like it says below, but what I can't figure out > is how do I gain access to this file. > > Do I do it during setup or can I access it from windows. I can't figure it > out. > Jason > > Below you will see the previous query with a previous reply. > > You sent: > > You'll want to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config. Look for a section that looks > like this: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" > EndSection > > Make sure the Identifier is Mouse0 (there will also be a Mouse1 > section), and change the IMPS/2 to PS/2, then save the file. Also, make > sure the Option "Device" line has "/dev/psaux" on the end instead of > "/dev/input/mice". If you did this in the graphical interface, hit > CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE a couple times to restart X-Windows and it should > work. > > +-------------+---------------------------------------------+ > | Byron Clark | GnuPG Fingerprint: 0365 6979 6C3E BC0C 56C0 | > | | FB7F 12B3 75DD 042B EA68 | > +-------------+---------------------------------------------+ > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 01:14:34AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I just got Linux installed at the install fest, but upon booting up when = > I got=20 > > home, the mouse pointer hides in the upper right corner and won't come do= > wn=20 > > for anything. I've heard that it may be happening because when Linux was= > =20 > > installed we were using a mouse with a usb port whereas the mouse we have= > here=20 > > at home does not use a usb port. > >=20 > > Is there a file I need modify, and if so how do I get access to it? > >=20 > > ____________________ > > BYU Unix Users Group=20 > > http://uug.byu.edu/=20 > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
