SuSE v8 Booting WinME & Mouse Problems
Hi all Sorry but here comes another new Linux user and I have two problems. The first, I loaded SuSE version 8 Personal on my system running Windows ME and unfortunately I can now not boot Win ME unless I use a floppy disc. Using the Lilo menu just produces a screen flicker and drops back to the menu. Because of the next problem I have tried to re-install SuSE on four occasions so guess trying Lilo -u/dev/hda, which I have tried, is not going to restore the original boot block is not going to work. Secondly I am using a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse. During the installation SuSE used the following mouse driver, Intelli/Wheelmouse (Aux-Port), without problem but after re-booting the mouse no longer works. The auto detect reports the same mouse has been found but the mouse refuses to work. I managed to get into Xterm-2 but although this also shows the Intelli/Wheelmouse (Aux-port) there seems to be no way of making it work. Can anyone suggestions gratefully received. Regards Keith Jacobs baggarley@one-name.org Member of East Surrey & London & North Middlesex Family History Societies and the Guild of One-Name Studies For more information see www.maestrocompserv.co.uk/baggarley
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, keith (föstudagur 26. apríl 2002 22:16)
Hi all
Sorry but here comes another new Linux user and I have two problems.
Don't be sorry about that :) New users are always welcome, and even the experts have problems on occations :-)
The first, I loaded SuSE version 8 Personal on my system running Windows ME and unfortunately I can now not boot Win ME unless I use a floppy disc. Using the Lilo menu just produces a screen flicker and drops back to the menu. Because of the next problem I have tried to re-install SuSE on four occasions so guess trying Lilo -u/dev/hda, which I have tried, is not going to restore the original boot block is not going to work.
Boot off of a DOS floppy disk, and type in ( in a DOS prompt ): FDISK /MBR Which fixes your master boot record. ( It also breaks the Lilo boot record, so you better have a copy of that beforehand, f.ex. with a linux boot diskette - - see the SuSE manuals about that, I'm not lucky enough to have SuSE 8.0 yet, so any directions from my 7.3 system might be misdirections on SuSE 8... )
Secondly I am using a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse. During the installation SuSE used the following mouse driver, Intelli/Wheelmouse (Aux-Port), without problem but after re-booting the mouse no longer works. The auto detect reports the same mouse has been found but the mouse refuses to work. I managed to get into Xterm-2 but although this also shows the Intelli/Wheelmouse (Aux-port) there seems to be no way of making it work.
Can anyone suggestions gratefully received.
Edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config Change the following section: Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" So that: Option "Device" "whatever..." becomes: Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse" and Option "Protocol" "whatever..." becomes: Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Then when you have saved the new version ( always take a backup of important files first before editing them :) restart X by pressing CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE Have fun :) - -tosi
Regards Keith Jacobs baggarley@one-name.org Member of East Surrey & London & North Middlesex Family History Societies and the Guild of One-Name Studies For more information see www.maestrocompserv.co.uk/baggarley
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Hi Tor Well I have tried both with no luck; FDISK /MBR using a newly generated WinME boot disk produced the same outcome. I think the original MBR has been superseded several times with my re-installing SuSE to try and get the mouse working. So don't know where to go from here, but at least I can get into WinME with a Diskette, so what the hell if I can get Linux working properly. But it would be nice to get this booting fixed. Secondly I managed to edit /etc/X11/XF8Config, somewhat difficult without a mouse and not knowing the keyboard commands, but following the restart of X I was presented with a text login screen as apposed to the GUI. This is where I call for help not knowing enough about Linux. Where can I find a list of commands, DIR and CD seem universal but what of COPY and MKDIR (haven't tried this one)? -----Original Message----- From: Tor Sigurdsson [mailto:tosi@orku.net] Sent: 26 April 2002 23:31 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE v8 Booting WinME & Mouse Problems -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, keith (föstudagur 26. apríl 2002 22:16)
Hi all
Sorry but here comes another new Linux user and I have two problems.
Don't be sorry about that :) New users are always welcome, and even the experts have problems on occations :-)
The first, I loaded SuSE version 8 Personal on my system running Windows
ME
and unfortunately I can now not boot Win ME unless I use a floppy disc. Using the Lilo menu just produces a screen flicker and drops back to the menu. Because of the next problem I have tried to re-install SuSE on four occasions so guess trying Lilo -u/dev/hda, which I have tried, is not going to restore the original boot block is not going to work.
Boot off of a DOS floppy disk, and type in ( in a DOS prompt ): FDISK /MBR Which fixes your master boot record. ( It also breaks the Lilo boot record, so you better have a copy of that beforehand, f.ex. with a linux boot diskette - - see the SuSE manuals about that, I'm not lucky enough to have SuSE 8.0 yet, so any directions from my 7.3 system might be misdirections on SuSE 8... )
Secondly I am using a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse. During the installation SuSE used the following mouse driver, Intelli/Wheelmouse (Aux-Port), without problem but after re-booting the mouse no longer
works.
The auto detect reports the same mouse has been found but the mouse refuses to work. I managed to get into Xterm-2 but although this also shows the Intelli/Wheelmouse (Aux-port) there seems to be no way of making it work.
Can anyone suggestions gratefully received.
Edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config Change the following section: Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" So that: Option "Device" "whatever..." becomes: Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse" and Option "Protocol" "whatever..." becomes: Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Then when you have saved the new version ( always take a backup of important files first before editing them :) restart X by pressing CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE Have fun :) - -tosi
Regards Keith Jacobs baggarley@one-name.org Member of East Surrey & London & North Middlesex Family History Societies and the Guild of One-Name Studies For more information see www.maestrocompserv.co.uk/baggarley
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On Saturday 27 April 2002 9:35 am, keith wrote:
Hi Tor
Well I have tried both with no luck; FDISK /MBR using a newly generated WinME boot disk produced the same outcome. I think the original MBR has been superseded several times with my re-installing SuSE to try and get the mouse working. So don't know where to go from here, but at least I can get into WinME with a Diskette, so what the hell if I can get Linux working properly. But it would be nice to get this booting fixed.
Secondly I managed to edit /etc/X11/XF8Config, somewhat difficult without a mouse and not knowing the keyboard commands, but following the restart of X I was presented with a text login screen as apposed to the GUI. This is where I call for help not knowing enough about Linux.
Where can I find a list of commands, DIR and CD seem universal but what of COPY and MKDIR (haven't tried this one)?
copy is cp mkdir is mkdir dir is ls you can always get into a text screen by pressing ctrl-alt-1 or 2 or 3 you reboot from a textsession/shell by typing reboot or shutdown dids
On Saturday, 27 April 2002 04:35, keith wrote:
Where can I find a list of commands, DIR and CD seem universal but what of COPY and MKDIR (haven't tried this one)?
Keith, On a console, type "info" (without the quotes). You get a list of all the commands the shell accepts (more than you'll ever have to use!). With the down arrow, go down the list to a command which interests you, like "cp", which reads " cp: (fileutils)cp invocation. Copy files." Press <Enter> to read what it says. Using the letters U, T, P, N you can navigate to other pages and/or issues. If you want to quit, type "q". HTH Regards, gr, in /usually/ sunny, balmy Florida's Suncoast.
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