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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> I just discovered the PS/2 trackball from the dead 
> NEC laptop does not work in linux.  No surprise 
> since the last laptop trackball would not work with 
> BL either.  James said he got it working in a larger 
> linux.  

There are several options in the kernel config for
mouses (which I left out to save space).

> Do you mean the left button can be clicked instead of 
> using the arrow keys to go between links, or that you 
> click on a link with the mouse to go to that link as 
> in graphical browsers?

You click on a link to go to that address.

> SHIFT-left button to cut, just SHIFT to paste?

Middle button to paste.

> Can disk 1 of the 2-floppy BL3 somehow be used to 
> boot to the HD BL3 with lilo?  

Yes.  As soon as LILO appears on the screen, press ALT  
Then enter:  hd root=/dev/hda3   
(assuming your root filesystem is at /dev/hda3)

Cheers,
Steven

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