On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:39:07 -0700 lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 03 September 2003 05:17 am, Alex Fisher wrote: > > Patricia Fraser wrote: > > > Hi Alex, > > > > > >> In a few words, my mouse has ceased to function. Here's what > > >> happened: > > > > > > Don't know which version of mdk you're using, or whether > > > you're using X, or whether you're using gdm. > > > > Mandrake 9.1, with the default kernel (haven't got round to > > rebuilding yet). > > > > > I have gdm set not to start on boot using 8.2, as I've found > > > it conflicts with the mouse driver used by X. YMMV... > > > > Found that one out when I was still using 8.2, and haven't used > > gpm since(I still can't see the point of a mouse in a console). > > > > > When I've had the occasional mouse failure under X, I find > > > that popping out to a root console (Alt-F1) and running > > > mousedrake solves the problem. Once the mouse is working, it's > > > worth looking at the pointer section in /etc/X11/XF86Config > > > (or XF86Confi-4, whichever version of X I'm using). Once > > > XF86Config is sorted, restarting X to test might be a good > > > idea. > > > > I have yet to look at XF86Config-4, that's next on the agenda. > > Running mousedrake didn't help at all, either in the console or > > from mcc. I'll have a further look at the config, see what I can > > figure there... > > > Silly question perhaps, but have you tried different mice during > the install? I know if you select the wrong one, it will not work. > ?? > > > > Hope this helps! > > > I beat the heck out of mdk 9.1 a couple of weeks ago about my mouse because I was using the same one through my kvm on a win2k box without a problem. Later it failed on the win2k box, I trashed it, and all is well with both machines.
Lee
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