On Sunday 19 September 2004 18:42, Tom & Karen Pino wrote: > Hello, > I am Tom Pino, a ranchhand in S.E. Montana. I just joined this list > as I have been interested in Linux for several years but just don't > have the balls. > > My son on the other hand bought a new computer that is supposed to be > Linux friendly. Had no OS installed. Was tested with XP and then > formatted. > > He installed Mandrake 9.1 (from a "power pack"). Had no trouble > using the mouse during setup. When rebooted and the login page came > up the mouse froze. Getting through the log in with out the mouse it > is still frozen. Will respond in no way or direction. > > Mouse is Mitsumi Optical Wheel (PS2) > Mother Board is Asus A7VSX-X > AMD FI XP2400 2gig chip > Mandrake 9.1 kernal 2.4.21 > > I don't know any more about his box than that but can call and get > more info. > > I sent him a HD with 98SE on it hopping that he could get on line and > straighten this out and it has been a real circus because the thing > is having trouble with the modem and then today with the printer. > Typical MS crap. > > Thanks, > Tom Sounds like a mistake I made. When I installed the system I forgot to configure the mouse during the configure phase in the installation. The only way I know to correct the problem is to reinstall and configure the mouse when able. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org
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