On 18 Oct 01 at 0:00, Ken wrote:
>>I have a 486DX33 MS-DOS box, which I can't get to recognize the mouse,
>>regardless of whether its plugged into COM 1 or 4. This particular
>>computer did not have the PS/2 style connector, so I'm using an adapter
>>plug, to plug the mouse into a 9 pin serial port. I've run a comtest
>>program I downloaded from the 'net which indicates the ports are all OK. I
>>don't see any place in the bios to set up the mouse, which seems unusual.
>>What am I missing?
Not all PS/2 mice will work with a COM port, even with the
appropriate adaptor. If you have any docs for the mouse, check that
first. Then make sure you are using the appropriate driver for a
mouse using a COM port, and not the PS/2 mouse driver, unless by
chance the driver works for both types. If all this is correct and
you are loading the driver with the appropriate switch(s), then the
port may be dead. If you have an old external modem lying about you
might try connecting it to the port and then use a term program to
see if the modem is seen by the program. Also make sure the port
connector you are using is the port NUMBER (COM1, COM2, etc.) that
you think it is. HTH.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
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