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[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

meister@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Am Montag 07 November 2005 09:37 schrieb Per Jessen
> <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> During installation of 10.0 I saw :
>> Found Linux console ....
>> Please supply config file
> 
> Hi Per,
> 
> should not harm. I got the same message (on ppc) but it works.

OK, I just hadn't seen it before.

>> dmesg says:
>> logips2pp: Detected unknown logitech mouse model 1
>> input: PS/2 Logitech Mouse on isa0060/serio1
> 
> Is it really a ps2 mouse? If it is:
> try a "cat /dev/psaux" or "cat /dev/input/mice" as root. It should
> produce some "noise" on your screen.

OK, that's worth trying.  It really is a PS2 mouse, yes :-) - I guess I
could swap to a serial instead, but let's see if I can get this one to
work.

>> The mouse works fine in Compaq SmartStart,
> 
> What is this?

It's a Compaq boot-CD for configuring a server - as far as I can see,
it's built on Windows95.  

>> but not in e.g. sax2 or
>> elsewhere.  Any hints as to where to start troubleshooting this?
> 
> Take a look in /dev/input/
> Theoretically you have to find the correct device, where your mouse
> events are reported. Insert this device in /etc/sysconfig/mouse or run
> sax2 with commandline option for the mouse device.

Thanks for all of this - at least I've got something to try out now.


/Per Jessen, Zürich