2009/3/11 Rajeev R. K. <rajee...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Sarfaraz Kazi <sarzk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> I recently installed FC10 on my desktop PC. Everything's running fine >> expect for my logitech 3-button serial mouse which is not getting >> recognised under FC10. > > Dear Sarfaraz, > > there is a workaround to specify to the Kernel Input > Subsystem(that is autoprobed) that there is a mouse available. The > command used for it is '/usr/sbin/inputattach' , which is part of the > 'gpm' package, installed by default. Note that this command has to be > run before X starts up and does it's autoprobing, therefore it should > be included as part of the system startup( The ideal/recommended > location for this is in /etc/rc.d/rc.local ). > > For example, if you have a 3 button Logitech serial mouse with a > scroll wheel connected on COM1, this is the line i would add in > rc.local > "/usr/sbin/inputattach --mmwheel /dev/ttyS0" > > Regards > R. K. Rajeev
Dear Rajeev, Thanks for your helpful reply. Just one query, my (ancient!) mouse does not has a scroll wheel. So should I drop the "--mmwheel" part in the command mentioned by you? Thanks & Regards, Sarfaraz -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
