On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 07:01:48PM +0100, Björn Elwhagen wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 10:23:46AM -0600, Jose L. Gomez Dans wrote this:
> > 
> >    As I said in my original message, I think it's a hardware problem. I only
> > shut down my computer, installed a card, and rebooted. And the mouse wasn't
> > working.
> 
> I have an idea. Couldn't it be so that the COM1-port got disconnected
> when you installed the new card? You could have accidently touched the
> cord or anything like that. It's just an idea. But it would certainly
> explain your problem.

   Well, the mouse works fine under dos on the same computer, so that would
put off your suggestion. Nevertheless, I've checked, and the cabling was
fine. It seems that the mouse driver I'm using is not happy about the
set-up. Neither XF86Setup nor gpm are happy with the arrangement. And I have
work to finish on X --gloom-- ;/

   Regards,
   Jose
-- 
Jose L Gomez Dans                       PhD student
                                        Radar & Communications Group
                                        Department of Electronic Engineering
                                        University of Sheffield UK

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