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SubjectRe: PS/2 mouse error....
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2000, John Starkey wrote:
> I am back to the mouse issue. I really need to setup StarOffice for school and the only thing
> stopping this is the mouse problem. I need a desktop other than Mac. I don't wanna have to convert
> everything later and the instructors are sending me .doc files that I can't convert (for some reason)
> with Appleworks or WordPerfect.
>
> So here's the "so far".
>
> Common factors: Red Hat 6.1, three meeces, gnome.
>
> I'm now using my Microsoft "Basic" mouse which I've had working with my girlfriend's HP. So I know
> the mouse is ok. But I have to use the ps/2 to serial adaptor on mine. Hers has a ps/2 connection on
> the back.
>
> Here are the comparisons:
>
> ps ax is showing:
>
> both boxes have a gpm -t ps/2 entry.
>
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XFConfig is showing on my box:
>
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/ttyS0"
>
> On hers:
>
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "dev/psaux"
>
>
> (I checked the motherboard on mine and the serial port ribbon for the mouse is plugged into com1)
>
> I have the serial mouse on my box set for irq 12 (I set it manually).

Oops, do you know what you are doing.?????

You have said before, the wires go into a serial plug, so just leave
it as is, setting it to IRQ12 i in my opinion useless.

The rest we have been thro' before.

> Anyone???

--
Regards Richard
pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/

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