Change the mouse. :)
Dennis.sg
> On Tue, 01 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > Hello All:
> > I am running LM 7.0 in dual boot on my laptop. I have been using a
> > serial mouse up until now with no problems. I am wanting to switch to a
> > ps2 mouse to free up my serial port to use with the Palm Pilot, but when
> > I hook up the ps2, it doesn't register on the screen (i.e., the cursor
> > doesn't move). I have run mouseconfig and set it to my ps2 mouse, and I
> > have alternately enabled and disabled ps2 mouse in my bios to see if
> > this has any effect. I know my ps2 port is working because I use a ps2
> > splitter and have my keyboard hooked up through it. And yes, I have
> > tried the mouse without the splitter and it still doesn't work. Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> Try DrakConf. It may be that Mandrake has a preferred way to set up
> the mouse, and DrakConf would likely be the way to get to it. If that
> doesn't work, I dont' know what else to suggest.
> John
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