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Hi Guys,
I have just bought a new mouse for my main machine so my Linux box gets the hand me down so to speak.
I fired up Linux to find the mouse cursor just sits there despite it looking as though it's all happy (the red light is on under the mouse).
The mouse is a MS Intellimouse Explorer USB Optical mouse, I can put it to PS/2 if USB is going to be painful but I would be interested in knowing how to get the mouse working. I have read numerous posts on here regarding the mouse but they were mainly related to getting the other buttons functioning.
I am limited in terms of what I can do in the GUI with no mouse, I can get the Control center up but can't get to hardware to detect it or set it up. I was thinking there would be a command line command which will do the trick.
I am running Mandrake 9.0, if I failed to mention something I am sure someone will kindly remind me or request it.
As like every other question I have had any help would be greatly appreciated.
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