having a hard time trying to install Mepis 7.0 in virtual PC. This is for a class project. the live CD boots okay but in virtual PC the mouse will not work?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Try posting here:

http://www.mepislovers.org/forums/index.php

Which boot option did you pick in the initial boot menu?

Try the entry:
VESA (alternate display driver or if vmware)
-- it's probably the 5th of 7.

I have posted a copy of the /boot/grub/menu.lst from my 7.0 live CD at http://pastebin.ca/926664. That's the best I can do as I don't have MEPIS 7 installed yet.

Thank you. I will probably give this a try over spring break. I'll let you know how it goes!

Hi,
It seems that this is a problem with the i8042 keyboard controller and is common to the current Linux distrubtions.
Ayway to get around this, when you are presented with the Mepis boot menu, at the end of the boot options that appear at the bottom of the screen, add on the following...

i8042.noloop

and then press Enter to boot.
You now be able to use the mouse and then run the Mepis install.
After you reboot after installation, add the i8042.noloop entry at the boot menu as per above and then login as root.
Open then the terminal konsole and type in...

sudo kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst

Find the first line that starts with kernel /boot/... and at the end of it, add...

i8042.noloop

Save the file and reboot. Should be all fine now.

Hope this info helps,
Dundz

Nice clear explanation of the recommended procedure.