Steve, Are you saying I should try disabling the PNP in the BIOS? I'll try it and see how it goes. Yes the mouse is plugged into a PS2 port. Thanks!
Gordon >>> Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 28/11/02 14:01:54 >>> On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 09:46, Gordon Bradbury wrote: > G'day all, > > I've just got a new P4 box at home, and successfully loaded xp and mandrake 9 onto >it. I'm a long-time windows user, but this is my first exposure to linux/mandrake. > > I have a 2-button ps-2 mouse installed. The machine is developing the habit of >sometimes not recognising the mouse when I boot up. This can happen either when I >boot into xp or into Mandrake. The mouse just won't work. As I say, it's an >intermittent problem. Doesn't happen all the time. I'm pretty confident that the >mouse is OK, but will test it anyway. > > What other possible causes might there be?? > > Cheers, > > Gordon > Hoabrt Tasmania > There is a known issue with mice in the extreme southern hemisphere. Due to solar flares, Hobart is subjected to extremely high doses of anti-two-button-mouse rays and Victoria Bitters... Nah...sorry - what about checking your BIOS settings? I'm assuming that you're plugging into a PS/2 mouse port, correct? If you have the BIOS set for PNP OS's, you might be getting the intermittent problems from that - miscommunication through the port... -- Thu Nov 28 14:55:01 EST 2002 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. -------------------------------- | __ __ | k�hn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen k�hn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | ;"""/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU -------------------------------- Coralament*Best Gr�tens*Liebe Gr��e*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn The little town that time forgot, Where all the women are strong, The men are good-looking, And the children above-average. -- Prairie Home Companion This transmission is intended solely for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. If you have received this transmission in error, you may not use, copy or distribute it. Please advise us by return e-mail or by phoning 61 3 62338203 and immediately delete the transmission in its entirety. We will meet your reasonable expenses of notifying us. Despite our use of anti-virus software, Forestry Tasmania cannot guarantee that this transmission is virus-free.
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