[TriLUG] Red Hat 8.0, X, and mouse question

[Jason Tower]

try running redhat-config-mouse.  selecting a generic 2-button mouse works 99% 
of the time, once that works then try either the intellimouse or generic 
wheel mouse setting.

jason

On Friday 25 October 2002 18:24, Matt Hoover wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have just installed Red Hat 8.0 on a Gateway Solo 2300 laptop.  Most
> everything is working well, except for the mouse in X.  I have tried with
> both the touchpad that is built into the laptop, and with a Microsoft Wheel
> Mouse 3.0 PS/2 Compatible mouse.  When I am using the touchpad, the problem
> is that the mouse cursor keeps returning to the lower left corner of the
> screen.  With the PS/2 mouse, there is a lot of jitter when I move the
> mouse.  It is especially bad when I try to click on a button on the screen.
> During the install I told the X configuration that I had a Microsoft
> Intellamouse PS/2.  I am trying to figure out what driver I need to make
> things work, and where to get the driver.  I have not had any luck with
> Google searches, probably because I don't know the right keywords.
> Any and all help appreciated in advance,
> --matt hoover

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Jason Tower
Cerient Technologies
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