Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-23 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On Sun, Oct 22, 2000 at 11:37:30PM -0400, Chad Scott wrote: Let me preface this by admitting that I hadn't seen a lick of Linux or Unix until I installed the Potato a couple of days ago. So I basically have no idea what I'm doing. I successfully installed Linux, but I can't get X Windows to

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-23 Thread Matthew Dalton
Chad Scott wrote: Let me preface this by admitting that I hadn't seen a lick of Linux or Unix until I installed the Potato a couple of days ago. So I basically have no idea what I'm doing. I successfully installed Linux, but I can't get X Windows to work. Well, you're past the first hurdle,

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-23 Thread William T Wilson
On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Chad Scott wrote: My first problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It's a Logitech serial mouse, and I've tried the Logitech, Microsoft and Auto options in XF86Setup, but none work. My second problem is that XF86Setup tells me I need to have the SVGA server installed. I

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-23 Thread Chad Scott
At 12:04 AM 10/23/00 -0400, Michael P. Soulier wrote: Try that and let us know how it goes. Good to go. Thanks to everyone who responded. Chad Scott

Re: Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-23 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 12:47:54AM -0400, William T Wilson wrote: Use the serial mouse driver. Both the Logitech and Microsoft drivers are 'specialty' and not for use with ordinary mice even if they are made by Logitech or Microsoft. If your mouse is really a PS/2 mouse (99% of serial mice

Frustrated Windows user making switch

2000-10-22 Thread Chad Scott
Let me preface this by admitting that I hadn't seen a lick of Linux or Unix until I installed the Potato a couple of days ago. So I basically have no idea what I'm doing. I successfully installed Linux, but I can't get X Windows to work. My first problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It's a