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Hello, i am a complete linux . I just intstalled Red Hat linux 9.0 on a computer i built just for linux. I also have a serial mouse for it. It's a Microsoft Mouse. The mouse doesnt work when red hat boots up, but it works during installation. can anyone tell me how to fix this?
Last edited by Tuxman8898; 08-17-2004 at 10:57 AM.
Try logging in to the box, issue the command "mouseconfig" ( I think RH 9 has it ). Anyway, make sure you select the serial mouse instead of a PS/2 mouse or some like.
Worse comes to worse and that doesn't work, post your Section for your Mouse device, it'll be in /etc/X11/XF86Config Will look something like this:
Originally posted by Technoslave Try logging in to the box, issue the command "mouseconfig" ( I think RH 9 has it ). Anyway, make sure you select the serial mouse instead of a PS/2 mouse or some like.
Worse comes to worse and that doesn't work, post your Section for your Mouse device, it'll be in /etc/X11/XF86Config Will look something like this:
i'm confused . When u mean box u mean computer? and what hard drive is etc/x11/xf86config on? sry, i'm a complete newbie because i just went from windows to linux(altho i still use windows).
Originally posted by Technoslave Try logging in to the box, issue the command "mouseconfig" ( I think RH 9 has it ). Anyway, make sure you select the serial mouse instead of a PS/2 mouse or some like.
Worse comes to worse and that doesn't work, post your Section for your Mouse device, it'll be in /etc/X11/XF86Config Will look something like this:
i tried mouseconfig, and it was already set to serial. ok, i went into terminal, typed in /etc/X11/XF86Config and hit enter, but then the terminal says i do not have the right privelages to acess the file. i logged in as root. can sum1 help me?
i thought this was a forum for linux noobs. why cant any1 help? this seems to be an easy problem to fix for you experts. why cant u just tell me what i have to do?
Originally posted by Tuxman8898 Hello, i am a complete linux . I just intstalled Red Hat linux 9.0 on a computer i built just for linux. I also have a serial mouse for it. It's a Microsoft Mouse. The mouse doesnt work when red hat boots up, but it works during installation. can anyone tell me how to fix this?
hehe i have a serial mouse when I installed redhat 9. I remembered that my mouse is not working at all in linux box.
My serial mouse use com2 and then first i thought is was a microsoft serial mouse, but try the "generic" because i saw a article, all serial mouse go to generic section. Well go try it.
It is work for me, but i am not sure okay for u.
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. I just intstalled Red Hat linux 9.0 on a computer i built just for linux. I also have a serial mouse for it. It's a Microsoft Mouse. The mouse doesnt work when red hat boots up, but it works during installation. can anyone tell me how to fix this?
. When u mean box u mean computer? and what hard drive is etc/x11/xf86config on? sry, i'm a complete newbie because i just went from windows to linux(altho i still use windows).
