[NBLUG/talk] Lost my mouse!

[Todd Cary]

Warren -

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mouse-config from the command line, restart the gpm service and restart X
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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
>>
>> 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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