Ben....did you know that the reason that ttyS0 (com1) is
defaulted to IRQ 4 and ttyS1 (com2) is defaulted to IRQ 3 by
virtually all BIOSes is so that when the modem is connected to
com2 (the original intent of the hardware designers was for com2
to be the modem port) will be scanned first therefore getting
hardware priority. So the proper setup is mouse on ttyS0 and
modem on ttyS1.
Alan
Benjamin and Anna Sher wrote:
>
> Dear friends:
>
> I decided to try out Mandrake 7.0 last night. Took only an hour to
> download the custom version by FTP.
>
> No question about the sheer beauty of the new installation program. Will
> see how it well it does.
>
> Minor mouse problem: The mouse is recognized and works fine in XWindows
> but is NOT recognized and does not work in the Console.
>
> I am using a Microsoft serial compatible mouse and I have changed the
> setting in my Bios on IRQ Interrupts no. 3,4,5,7, and 12 to Legacy ISA.
> My mouse is connected to the first serial port, while my Robotics 56k
> external modem is connected to the first serial port. I had no problem
> with either in my last 6.1 installation last night.
>
> So far, I have only encountered two problems, this one about the mouse
> and some weird problem having to do with the Robotics which prevents it
> from connecting or rather staying connected. Of that in my next message.
>
> Would appreciate any lead on this subject. Is it possible that 7.0 has
> dispensed with mouse action in the console, at least for serial mice?
>
> Thank you
>
> Benjamin
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