🚀 go-pugleaf

Ray Lopez wrote:
> 
> Vikram.V.Asrani <vikram@eecs.umich.edu> wrote in message
> news:7r0qmb$eb8$1@news.eecs.umich.edu...
> > >>>> connected to  port ps/2 with IRQ 12.  Does anyone have any
> suggestions
> >
> > Also does not PS/2 mean that it is not one of those 9 or 25 pin connectors
> but
> > the round ones ? I guess that too would make some difference, isn't it.
> > Am not really sure of what help you need. If you do manage to configure it
> > do post it here.
> >
> > Thanx.
> > --
> > Vikram.V.Asrani (vikram@eecs.umich.edu)
> 
> I think I have the same problem.  The Linux initialization routine detects a
> PS/2 port (round connector) which is not used, but in fact my mouse is on
> the serial port.  During detection RedHat could not detect a mouse on the
> serial port (even though Windows NT and Windows 98 had no problem).   I
> tried a quick edit of the X mouse configuration file (forget the name) and
> it did not work.   The solution, I suspect, is to either connect the mouse
> to the unused PS/2 port, or labouriously edit the files as suggested.  Yet
> another reason why Linux is inferior to Windows98 and NT for installation.

Then don't use it.  Go back to WIN and quit.  Choice is wonderful.

Dan
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