hi i wrote yesterday about the mouse problem.
thanks for the many answers. however, it seems that the ps/2 port on the mobo is dead. i have tried /dev/psaux and /dev/mouse -> /dev/psaux to no avail.... however, in dmesg you can see it find the ps/2 mouse port ok. there are a few unresolved items, however. in my red/hat experience, the runlevel can be set so that x does not start at startup. this alpha is starting x and when i go ctrl/alt/f1 i don't get to the keyboard that is running x. i can't stop x short of shutting down, so i don't get the server output to look at re mouse problems. is there a different run-level to set in inittab so that x does not start automatically? or how do you kill the x server, and where will its output log be? if the ps/2 port is indeed dead, then should i not be able to set up a bus mouse or even a usb mouse??? ok, my other problem. the ethernet controller is flakey... runs about 30% packet loss. it *seems* to be mechanical... the little board with the coax and rj45 *seems* to respond to mechanical pressures but without much repeatability. i rang out the two pair with an ohmmeter and they seem fine... that's from the rj45 to the mobo-end of the cable. is there a way to disable the on board e-net and substitute a 3c905?? i can't find any cmos options or blue meanies. thanks again for your hospitality dave ps: this box was a gift-horse.... -- Dave Mallery, K5EN PO Box 520 Ramah, NM 87321 no gates no windows... running GNU/Linux free at last! Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds
