[NBLUG/talk] Lost my mouse!

[Warren Raquel]

Hmmm mouse-config did it for me in the past. Must have been a different 
distro.

Mark Street wrote:
> That would be redhat-config-mouse in RH9 .... damn gui tools....
> 
> and  
> 
> service gpm restart 
> 
> from a root shell.
> 
> gpm is for console mouse services, X does not depend on gpm for mouse 
> services.
> 
> On Saturday 13 September 2003 12:20, Todd Cary wrote:
> 
>><<<
>>mouse-config from the command line, restart the gpm service and restart X
>>
>>Could you give me the syntax?
>>
>>Todd
>>
>>Warren Raquel wrote:
>>
>>>Perhaps run mouse-config from the command line, restart the gpm
>>>service and restart X. Works fer me.
>>>
>>>Todd Cary wrote:
>>>
>>>>Well, I solved the problem by disconnecting my mouse, rebooting and
>>>>connecting the mouse - relying on the hardware detect facility.
>>>>However, I would still like to know how to have done this manually
>>>>since I do not like to rely on "automatic" procedures...they can fail...
>>>>
> 
> 
>>>>Todd Cary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I lost my mouse (cat cannot even find it!)....
>>>>>
>>>>>After running up2date on my RH 9 system and doing a reboot to
>>>>>install the new kernel, the mouse no longer appears - just my KDE
>>>>>GUI....
>>>>>
>>>>>So my Linux 1A question is  "how do I tell the system that I have a
>>>>>nice serial mouse connected?".
>>>>>
>>>>>In trying certain keystrokes, I "remembered" that Ctrl-Alt F1 gets
>>>>>me a terminal screen....now what?
>>>>>
>>>>>Todd
> 
> 

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