[linux-help] Re: no pointing device

[Marc Bachman <mbachman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> to get X to work, you'll need to configure X to use the PS/2 mouse instead
> of the Serial mouse...  use xf86config/xf86cfg or just edit
> /etc/X11/XF86Config (or wherever RH puts it) directly...  the mouse device
> will be /dev/psaux and the protocol depends on the mouse you are using...
> Thanks, by some divine help, Kudzu popped in during boot sequence and
> restored my serial mouse to function. Now during the quest for discovery I
> have accidentally hosed my file system and when I have the boot floppy and
> the installation CD in ( RH 7) I  get an error message " unable to mount
> root fs"......"kernel panic.." or something like that.  I figure now is the
> time to learn to deal with this kind of problem, but all I know of is a
> reinstall. I don't have a RH manual to refer to, and I would be real
> surprised if it were in there anyway. Is  there an aftermarket book for RH 7
> that is comprehensive yet? The second problem I would like to address is how
> to change from the old serial mouse to an optical mouse, provided, of
> course, that I can get to KDE to the control panel to try without
> reinstalling.
>

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