Linux-Setup Digest #652, Volume #20 Sat, 17 Feb 01 21:13:09 EST
Contents:
trouble installing RH 7
lilo w/ mutible hard drives ("Scott Pigman")
Re: Invisible ".filename" files in user ftp directories (Dan Poynor)
Re: GForce2 MX card ("Ron Nicholls")
sharon should be shot (Gregory Davis)
Re: sharon should be shot (Michael Heiming)
Re: Can't run X thru ssh ("Ken")
Re: Mouse problem ("James Smagala")
Re: Line Printer Help (Noble Pepper)
Help!! How to uninstall Linux Mandrake?? (Sam Bou)
Re: Help with X on Dell Inspiron 5000 ("TheMartian")
Re: Mouse problem (Noble Pepper)
Re: Strategy for networking on notebook? (Noble Pepper)
Re: PATH Help in GNOME / KDE (Noble Pepper)
Re: Boot problem?? (Noble Pepper)
Re: Help!! How to uninstall Linux Mandrake?? (H.Bruijn)
Re: FIXED! Re: Update: Install hangs computer ("D. Stimits")
Re: PATH Help in GNOME / KDE (Bit Twister)
Re: logrotate ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Mouse works in setup but not at runtime (E J)
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: trouble installing RH 7
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:30:07 -0000
I can't get red hat 7 to install properly. I think it's because the
kernel resides (or will reside) beyond the 1023rd cylinder. The packages
install, but then I get a strange error regarding how my disk is greater
than 1024 cylinders during the post install configuration step. The
actual error message can not be read entirely, as it get cut off the
screen, and eventually disappears. The setup seems to continue as usual,
but then when it reboots, I find that LILO did not install as it should.
When I try to boot from the floppy created with the install, I get a OS
can not be found error message. Can anyone help me in getting LILO to
install properly?
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From: "Scott Pigman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lilo w/ mutible hard drives
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:56:33 GMT
Hi,
i'm wondering if somebody can give me some advice on getting my machine to
work right.
I recently bought a new 60GB hard drive to supplant my old 8GB drive. The
8GB drive came from the dealer divided into 4 2GB partitions. my plan is to
run windows on the new drive, and have the old drive be all linux
(previously it only had 2GB allocated to it). finally, i'd like to mount
the new hard drive under linux like i used to have old 2GB win partitions
mounted.
when i installed Red hat 6.1, the installation didn't see anything connected
to the new controller card that came w/ my new drive. i supposedly
installed lilo, and created a boot disk. however, when i boot the computer
it goes directly to windows off the new drive, without stopping at the lilo
prompt. and when i try to boot from floppy, it hangs up (i tried twice to
create a boot floppy - 2 different disks - and they both failed).
right now, the 8GB drive is the primary master on the motherboard, while the
new drive is the primary master on the controller card that came with the
drive. my understanding is that my old (PII 400mhz) motherboard can't
handle the newer drive so i have to use the controller card.
so, how can i get lilo working, and how can i get linux to recognize my new
hard drive so i can mount it under linux?
-Thanks,
Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dan Poynor)
Subject: Re: Invisible ".filename" files in user ftp directories
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 15:06:45 -0800
Can you please recommend a text based ftp client for Mac or PC? I not
having luck finding any to install and try your test. I've never used one
or heard of my server users having any need to use a command line ftp
client, and I still don't understand how it will help solve my issue.
As mentioned previously I've tried multiple gui ftp clients on multiple
platforms. Checking "show hidden files" on and off in these gui ftp clients
does not solve my issue (as mentioned before also). This is definitely a
server setup issue.
It would help if you could be more specific about what your test would
reveal. Please don't be sadistic if I don't understand your advise. It's
unprofessional unproductive, and waste of this newsgroups bandwidth and is
becoming personally offensive. My brain is engaged!
DAN
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Peter T. Breuer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dan Poynor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Isn't telnet considered a text client? I did mention I can telnet in and do
>
> Well, it's hardly a text FTP client, is it?
>
> > "ls -la" in a directory and the .filename files are definitely there. And
>
> >> On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 13:40:02 -0800, Dan Poynor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >> has a checkbox "show hidden files". The question is, does 'ls -a' work in
> >> a text ftp client? And does enabling "show hidden files" in a gui client
> >> work? So far, you have not even said if 'ls -a' in a text client works.
>
> Try again as advised. This time with brain engaged.
>
>
> Peter
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From: "Ron Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GForce2 MX card
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 10:08:35 +1100
I see your X id,s itself as 4.0.2 and mine is 4.0.1
so it seems there are several distributions of RH7
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Regards
RonN
Jesse Wyant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ron,
>
> I am using RedHat 7.0.9 (the install was a tremendous mess, it took me
several days
>
> to get a booting 2.4.0 system (which I then upgraded to 2.4.1-ac17.)
Anyway, that distro.
>
> has X 4.0.2, and I have a Geforce2 GTS. I ran the Xconfigurator like you,
and it found my
>
> card and everything, setting me up fine: I have since read that X < 4.0.2
didn't recognize
>
> the GeForce2 family--that might be some of your trouble.
>
> Anyway, here's my X config file (from /etc/X11):
>
>
> XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
> Release Date: 18 December 2000
***************************************
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From: Gregory Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sharon should be shot
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:07:52 -0500
one of my subscribed newsgroups opened up on that "linda, this is cool"
message, and now i cant view it. how does one fix that?
Greg
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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 00:16:17 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sharon should be shot
Gregory Davis wrote:
> one of my subscribed newsgroups opened up on that "linda, this is cool"
> message, and now i cant view it. how does one fix that?
>
> Greg
Hello,
really odd, I saw this SPAM too....
You should have a ~/.newsrc-news.your_newsgroup_server_name file
delete the line cotaining the newsgroup you have trouble with and suscribe
again,
or if not working, try deleting the whole newserver from the NS Mail &
News GUI.
Michael Heiming
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Reply-To: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: Can't run X thru ssh
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:23:03 -0500
Thanks,
It works great.
"H.Bruijn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 14:27:42 -0500, Ken allegedly wrote:
> >I can 'ssh -l <username> <public.ip.addr>'
> >It works great as a dump terminal, but I need to be able to run X.
> >My machine is:
> > RH6.2; 2.2.16
> > I sit behind a router (NAT),
> >
> >Other machine is:
> > RH6.2; 2.2.14
> > sshd: 2.4.0
> >
> >Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
> run from an xterm, so the display you're working at is already running
> X. Them use ssh with X11 forwarding enabled, it isn't by default on most
> ssh clients, "ssh -X user@remote_machine" then start the application
> remotely, either with the open command "open xclock" or otherwise in the
> background "xclock &", so that you can still use the commandline to
> start other programs.
>
> --
> If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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From: "James Smagala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse problem
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:11:09 -0700
Hey Kieron
I asked an almost idenitical question earlier this week. Check out the that
thread (from 2/15/01). The short answer I got was that my mouse was
probably an intelli-mouse and needed a different setting. Run XF86Config
and choose IMPS/2. It worked for me - hope it helps you too.
J
"Kieron Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I've just tried installing Debian 2.2, and have been trying to set up
FVWM.
> Unfortunately, I can't force it to recognise my PS/2 mouse properly. I've
> tried to set it up in the configuration program, but the pointer just
moves
> quickly in a way which has no obvious connection to what I do with the
> mouse, suggesting that the driver is wrong. It's just a standard PS/2
mouse
> from Windows' POV, so I don't know what's going wrong.
>
> Does anyone know what the problem might be?
>
> kwaheri, Kieron (reverse username to reply)
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Line Printer Help
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:12:41 -0600
Jason Fawcett wrote:
> Anyone know where I can get a driver/filter info for an NCR 6458 (aka
> Mannesmann Tally 691)? Or, how about an Epson FX 100+, IBM Proprinter
> 300XL, or Printronix 600/6000?
>
> Also, how would I add this info to the pre-existing drivers in RH 6.2?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jason
>
>
>
If anyone knows, www.linuxprinting.org knows.
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From: Sam Bou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help!! How to uninstall Linux Mandrake??
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 00:12:43 GMT
Sorry if this is not the appropriate thread to post.
I have Linux Mandrake installed on one of the partitions on my harddrive. I also have
Win95 on my
primary partition so I can duo boot both Win95 and Linux. My HD is very small and now
I want to
uninstall the entire Linux Mandrake to free up some space.
Is there a more elegant way of doing this without having to delete the partition in
which Linux
Mandrake resides? If deleting the partition is necessary, which partitioning program
do you
recommend for this job?
Thanks very much for your help. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sam Bou
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From: "TheMartian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with X on Dell Inspiron 5000
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 00:22:31 GMT
It can be done, you need a patched X server. Have a look at
www.ozetechnology.com/howtos/dell_i5000.html
this details how to make it work.
Please mail me if you still have problems.
David
Sydney, Australia
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Tor Houghton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Dean S. Messing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > I have a Dell Inspiron 5000 (not 5000e) running Linux Mandrake 7.1
>> > with a 1400x1050 pixel 15" screen. The video card is an
>> >
>> > ATI 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2X
>> >
>> > with 8MB memory. I'm running XFree86-3.3.6 Mach64 server patched
>> > with Steve Hsieh's patches according to the various Linux on Laptop
>> > HOWTOs for the I-5000. I'm using vga=2 in the lilo.conf file as
>> > required.
>> >
>> > For the life of me, I can't get 1280x1024 to run on this
>> > thing---which I need for presentations. I always get a distored
>> > wrapped-around image. 1400x1050,
>> > 1024x768, and 800x600 work fine.
>> >
>> > Have tried `xvidtune', read ESR's video HOWTO, &c.,
>>
>> I have a 5000e, but things are mostly similar. You need XFree86
>> 4.0.2, or a patched XFree86 4.0.1 to get this working properly.
>> Redhat 7 comes with a patched XFree86 4.0.1 which works. Mandrake 7.2
>> comes with an XFree86 4.0.1 which doesn't work, at least on mine, but
>> if you replace /usr/X11R6/lib/somepathIdontremember/r128_drv.o with a
>> newer one (like from RedHat), it works.
>>
>
> Interesting.
>
> What package owns this file? My Mandrake 7.2 install claims no packages
> own /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o
>
> If I grab a RH7.0 RPM, which one should I get?
>
> I am getting fed up trying to rebuild the MDK 7.2-cooker SRPMS from
> scratch (seems I have problems installing the Glide RPMS, which are
> needed for a compile).
>
> Hm, any help appreciated!
>
> Tor
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse problem
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:21:17 -0600
Kieron Dunbar wrote:
> I've just tried installing Debian 2.2, and have been trying to set up
> FVWM. Unfortunately, I can't force it to recognise my PS/2 mouse properly.
> I've tried to set it up in the configuration program, but the pointer just
> moves quickly in a way which has no obvious connection to what I do with
> the mouse, suggesting that the driver is wrong. It's just a standard PS/2
> mouse from Windows' POV, so I don't know what's going wrong.
>
> Does anyone know what the problem might be?
>
> kwaheri, Kieron (reverse username to reply)
>
Edit /etc/XF86Config
find the "Pointer section"
ignore all the garbage that is commented for a straight PS/2 mouse
thsese lines should get you going:
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
Comment out any other lines, you may want to play with them later but these
two should work.
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Strategy for networking on notebook?
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:24:38 -0600
Georg Schwarz wrote:
> Has someone already developed a strategy (and respective implementation)
> for network configuration on notebooks? (I'm using RH 7.0, butr this
> shouldn't matter much).
All this that I snipped sounds very wierd, I think RH 7 probably not only
matters but is the exact problem. You may want to try one of RH's support
lists.
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PATH Help in GNOME / KDE
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:39:09 -0600
Fred L wrote:
> I have looked through the message base and still don't see an answer so
> here's a basic question:
>
> When you log in using getty the PATH is set in rc.sysinit, /etc/profile, &
> the local profile.
>
> If you log in using X graphical login (either GNOME or KDE) how does the
> PATH get set when you use the XTerm?
>
> I need to add JDK1.2.2/bin path for all users but have not been
> successful.
>
> System: RH 7 (kernel 2.2.16) standard workstation install (no bells &
> whistles).
>
> Fred Langva
> Network Admin - Logan General Hospital
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Just keeping my head above water"
>
>
>
Assuming you are running bash, I would set it in ~/.bash_profile thusly:
export
PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/kde/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i586-pc-linux-gnu
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
mesg n
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot problem??
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:43:37 -0600
Jim wrote:
> I am using Mandrake 7.2 and it seems to work well. I can shutdown or
> reboot into Windows and then back again and everything works fine.I
> can boot up and shut down several times and then apparently without
> doing anything different Mandrake will not boot.
> I get the following message
> "unable to open initial console
> kernel panic: no init found
> try passing init = option to kernel"
>
> I have ended up reinstalling Mandrake 3 times because I could not
> fathom out what to do
> It has happened again.
> Any suggestions please (nice ones)
>
> Many thanks
>
> Jim
>
Sounds to me like flaky memory or disk. I am assuming you are either using
<ctrl><alt><delete> or shutdown -r now, if not then you are trashing the
disk because the buffers aren't getting written to disk.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Help!! How to uninstall Linux Mandrake??
Date: 18 Feb 2001 00:53:46 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 00:12:43 GMT, Sam Bou allegedly wrote:
>Sorry if this is not the appropriate thread to post.
>
>I have Linux Mandrake installed on one of the partitions on my harddrive.
>I also have Win95 on my primary partition so I can duo boot both Win95 and
>Linux. My HD is very small and now I want to uninstall the entire Linux
>Mandrake to free up some space.
>
>Is there a more elegant way of doing this without having to delete the
>partition in which Linux Mandrake resides? If deleting the partition
>is necessary, which partitioning program do you recommend for this job?
No. The thing is you need to delete the partition anyways to change it
from linux ext2 and linux swap to windows compatible partitions (fat 16
or fat 32). And if you used lilo to choose between linux and windows,
you need to fix the master bootrecord as well.
linux or dos fdisk, remove all non dos/windows partitions, then use all
free space as a new windows partition.
Then "fdsik \mbr" IIRC to fix the master bootrecord. Reboot for all
changes to take effect, especially for those regarding partitioning
tables.
>
>Thanks very much for your help. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
if you can post in this newsgroup you can also read the answers here.
The whole point is taht others can benefit from them as well.
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:13:44 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: FIXED! Re: Update: Install hangs computer
Marc Ulrich wrote:
>
> This is posted in the hardware newsgroup as well. The fix was to simply
> update the bios (from my current version of 225 to version 245) for the
> Intel OR840 motherboard that I have.
Something else you may want to know about. The i840 chipset has a
defective IO-APIC that can hang up under heavy i/o or sometimes
mount/umount. It sends an irq 217 to handler that doesn't exist. Should
you run into hangs, you'll probably want to boot with kernel option
"noapic". This means only the first cpu will handle hardware irq's, and
thus become less responsive under load, but both cpu's will be used
still for applications that can use them normally. If you search through
/var/log/messages, you'll see notes about unexpected IO-APIC.
>
> Marc
>
> "David Cecere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I had a similar problem installing RH7 on my Micron TREK 2 notebook. I
> > solved it by telling the Phoenix BIOS that my installed OS was "Other"
> > instead of "Windows" or "DOS".
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:32:22 -0500, Marc Ulrich
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >Nope, it isn't the PCI hardware causing the trouble. I've removed all
> > >PCI cards, and put the HDD on the Motherboard's IDE controller. The only
> > >expansion card in the system is a Matrox G400 AGP video card.
> > >
> > >Does anyone know what causes this?
> > >Marc
> > >
> > >Marc Ulrich wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I have a new computer that will not install linux RedHat 7.0. Here's
> the
> > >> deal:
> > >>
> > >> When the boot (from CDRom) reaches the spot: "PCI: probing PCI
> > >> hardware", the system freezes. Not even Crtl-Alt-Del to shutdown &
> > >> reboot will work. I tried using the expert mode because it said that
> > >> will bypass the PCI autoprobing. It does exactly the same thing.
> > >>
> > >> Here's what I think the problem is: The harddrive is using a Promise
> > >> Ultra100 harddrive controller (so that the HDD can use ATA100 instead
> of
> > >> ATA66 which is the max available via the motherboard). I would try just
> > >> attaching the harddrive to the motherboard controller, install linux &
> > >> then put it back on the Promise controller except that the PCI probing
> > >> is done everytime linux boots.
> > >>
> > >> Can anyone help me out?
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Marc
> >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: PATH Help in GNOME / KDE
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 01:14:02 GMT
Try creating a file xx_local.sh with your path addition:
export PATH=$PATH:/JDK1.2.2/bin
place it in /etc/profile.d and
chmod +x /etc/profile.d/xx_local.sh
next login should have /JDK1.2.2/bin in $PATH
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 22:29:05 -0500, Fred L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have looked through the message base and still don't see an answer so
>here's a basic question:
>
>When you log in using getty the PATH is set in rc.sysinit, /etc/profile, &
>the local profile.
>
>If you log in using X graphical login (either GNOME or KDE) how does the
>PATH get set when you use the XTerm?
>
>I need to add JDK1.2.2/bin path for all users but have not been successful.
>
>System: RH 7 (kernel 2.2.16) standard workstation install (no bells &
>whistles).
--
The warranty and liability expired as you read this message.
If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man command_here or cat command_here, before using it.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: logrotate
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 16:42:46 +0100
Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am rotating logfiles and wish to mail them to the client each day.
> This works, but the logfile.txt is inserted into the mail and therefore
> loses all its formatting. I therefore want to do this as an attachment
Inserting a file in another does not do anything to it, let alone "lose all
its formatting". The problem is yours (perceptional, or procedural).
> (e.g. logfile.txt.1.gz) but I can not get this to work. I have tried
Don't.
> 'mailfirst' and 'maillast' but still get the logfile inserted into the
> mail body.
And what do you think using mime does, apart from insert it into the
body of text with a couple of lines beforehand saying that a mime
section follows?
Reconsider. You have no problem, really. You just don't understand that.
If you want to use mime attachments, I find elm -a works fine.
Peter
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse works in setup but not at runtime
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 01:29:03 GMT
# mouseconfig # did you try this command?
john slimick wrote:
> To make a long story short I had
> to reinstall RH 6.0 tonight. When I was
> in the Xconfigurator part of the install,
> my mouse worked fine. But when I logged in,
> went via XWindows into KDE
> the mouse was frozen in one and only position
> on the screen.
>
> I tried several different mice and both serial
> ports, and my final try was a Honeywell
> mouse. Nothing worked. Fine in Xconfigurator
> at install time, dead in KDE.
>
> Could this be a KDE problem that I could solve
> by going to Gnome? I really have no idea
> of what to do next.
>
> (The reason for the reinstall was that RH6.2
> for some reason made network times absolutely
> terrible. [SMC Ultra EISA card] 6.0 gives me
> decent performance, but no mouse.)
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> john slimick
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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