[plug] Re: Mouse problems: was Knoppix XF86 auto-detection

[Chris Caston]

Anther thing I should mention I was asked during the update if I wanted
to let debconf overwrite the xfree86config I told it not to because I
had copied in the file from knoppix.

regards,

Chris

On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 01:06, Chris Caston wrote:
> Also earlier in the evening Kudzu thought the mouse had been detached
> (even though it hadn't) and prompted me to remove the entry.
> 
> I said no but it still set device detached = 1 in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
> 
> I first tried setting this back to 0 but no luck.
> 
> I also tried completely removing the entry and running Kudzu again but
> it did not detect it.
> 
> I also tried a ps2 mouse. Kudzu detected it but it would not work in
> KDE.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 00:08, Chris Caston wrote:
> > protocol=microsoft
> > 
> > emulating 3 buttons
> > 
> > /dev/mouse is sym linked /dev/ttys0
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > Chris Caston
> > 
> > On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 00:03, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > Actually. I do have /dev/mouse
> > > 
> > > It's a 2 button serial btw.
> > > 
> > > I'll post a followup with the (hopefully) relevant parts of the
> > > xfree86config
> > > 
> > > regards,
> > > 
> > > Chris
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 23:57, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Actually this system failed during an apt-get dist-upgrade and I thought
> > > > I had fixed it but hadn't.
> > > > 
> > > > The mouse was working fine in KDE but I realised I was only using 2
> > > > something so I did an apt-get upgrade. After that the mouse stopped
> > > > working in KDE.It was still version 2.
> > > > 
> > > > I did apt-get dist-upgrade again and it upgraded everything including
> > > > KDE to version 3 but the mouse still wasn't working.
> > > > 
> > > > The file xf86config from knoppix just gave /dev/mouse which I don't seem
> > > > to have.
> > > > 
> > > > It's a serial mouse.
> > > > 
> > > > Any ideas or more info I should give?
> > > > 
> > > > regards,
> > > > 
> > > > Chris Caston
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 23:31, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I just had some trouble setting up Xfree86 on my bro's new machine with
> > > > > a MSI KM2M board with integrated S3 ProSavageDDR.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I ended up sticking in the Knoppix cd and copying over the xf86 config
> > > > > files that it created.
> > > > > 
> > > > > This has made me wonder if it is possible to use such detection
> > > > > automatically when you install Debian the normal way.
> > > > > 
> > > > > What does Knoppix use to do this?
> > > > > 
> > > > > regards,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Chris Caston
> > > > > 
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