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Old 09-01-2003, 08:01 PM   #16
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A: what kind of modem is this? what kind of internet connection do you have (cable/DSL/dial-up)? can you please post the output of "ifconfig" and "lspci"?

B: you need to go to /etc/X11/ and open the XF86Config file there with an editor of your choice (PICO is easy cheesy if you've never used an editor); go down to the section on Input Devices, and you should see something about a mouse there (probably along the lines of "Device" "Mouse1"). When you're in that section, add the following line:

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Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Reboot your computer and see if it works (use a browser to open a random file and see if you can scroll).

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Old 09-02-2003, 03:48 PM   #17
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It turns out the modem does work...I guess it was just messed up yesteday, because I'm posting this using Lynx on slackware right now. I'll give the mouse trick a try asap.
 
Old 09-03-2003, 08:24 AM   #18
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I'm a newbie. Just a question, does the ISO image on a CD meant that you installed Slackware on a CD or you will still have to install the PC no matter what?
 
Old 09-03-2003, 09:39 AM   #19
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Well, to really use Linux, you'd want to install it to your computer. The CD itself boots into a very minimal version of Linux.
 
Old 09-03-2003, 04:06 PM   #20
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Ok, i tried yon mouse trick, it didn't work. No effect, even after rebooting. Any further suggestions?
 
Old 09-03-2003, 04:16 PM   #21
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I'm thinking the entire mouse section should prolly read something like this:
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Identifier    "Mouse1"
Driver        "mouse"
Option        "Device" "dev/mouse"
Option        "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
I'm still shooting from the hip here, so if it still doesn't work, I'd just go to www.google.com/linux and do a search for your mouse type and getting it to work in Slackware. There's bound to be a mini-HOWTO on it somewhere.



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