Hello, I am new to linux. I am going to install the new slackware tomorrow I tried to install slackware before and i could not get my mouse working with the Window X system. It is a PS/2 mouse connected through a usb port. I found out it was a PS/2 mouse by looking in my device manager.
Also the computer I am installing on has a Radeon 7000 and I ati does not have a driver for it. What should i do?

Thank you.

1... The Mouse:
It's not a PS/2 mouse if it's connected to the USB port. It's a Human-Interface-Device (HID) mouse. AFAIK, you should have no problem using this mouse... I'm reasonably certain that the 2.4.29 kernel that comes on the install disc has HID support, and I know for a fact that the 2.6 tree has full support for it, because I'm using an HID mouse on my desktop.

2... The Radeon 7000:
You should have no problem running X. By default, the system will install X with the VESA driver, which is a standard that every video card has supported since around 1992. You might achieve better performance by running xorgconfig as root, which will take you through a menu-driven system to build a new xorg.conf file. Choose the standard ATI driver, and you should have no problem with it. This may also be necessary to enable the scroll wheel on your mouse.

It is a PS/2 mouse with a USB connector on it and in slackware setup I set it up as a USB mouse would this have any affect on it. Thanks for your help.

you might wanna set it up as IMPS/2 thats how i had my usb mouse set up...

this is my info from my xorg.conf file:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Thanks.