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I have Mandrake Linux 9.2 and I accidently unplugged my mouse. I restarted since it didnt work when I plugged it back in. So i rebooted and got a little configuration mouse settings setup, I set up my mouse like I did when I installed Linux, and I get into Linux. Now I can't move my mouse or do anything!!
in a term, try these commands to see what editor(s) you have:
nano
pico
jpico
lets say you have pico installed. Do this in order, in a terminal
su -
enter root password
pico -w /etc/X11/XF86Config (substitute "pico" with whatever of the 3 above commands worked)
this will bring the file up. Scroll down until you see the Mouse1 section.
edit the section as above, then hit Ctl+X, then Y, then Enter.
Log out and restart X.
If you don't have any of the 3 above editors installed, you can edit the file with Xedit. Just do (from command line)
su -
enter root password
xedit /etc/X11/XF86Config
be VERY careful you don't change anything accidently using an X text editor.
before you posted that reply i tried editing the file to what you said... instead of having /etc/X11/XF86Config i have /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 .. hmmm? i tried editing that, but it said i did not have acess to it and saving it was denied
Mandrake Control Center --> XFDrake
this is a GUI Xfree configurator-gizmo-thingy
I would try going through it and see what I has to say about mouse setup.
oh yeah, i know what you are talking about.. only thing is the way it was made you need a mouse to click the buttons!! instead of being able to browse your way through the buttons with your keyboard!! lol!!
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