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["Anthony J. Albert" <albert AT polaris.umpi.maine.edu>]

On 5 Oct 2004 at 0:11, Kris Hawkins wrote:
>I've just installed BasicLinux 2 on a Toshiba 486 laptop and I'm having 
>a problem with IceWM. The laptop uses an AccuPoint mouse-pointer, like 
>an eraser in the middle of the keyboard.
>
>IceWM loads okay but the second I move the pointer the arrow shoots to 
>the top of the screen and stays there.
>Apart from that the GUI runs fine. I think the pointer works like a PS/2 
>mouse, does anyone know how to help?
>
>BTW, I tried running XF86Config but screwed up my configuration so much 
>I had to re-install everything (I'm not technically minded!).

I had much the same problem myself, when first playing with BasicLinux. 

The trouble was, indeed, the mouse configuration.  I've got an IBM 
Thinkpad, and the generic PS/2 driver worked, but it was initially 
defaulted to a serial mouse.  I believe that I had to turn off the 
third-button emulation, as well...

Hope this helps,
Anthony Albert
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Systems and Software Support Specialist          Postmaster
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