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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

When changing from serial to PS2 mouse in BL2 you need to not only edit 
libvga.config and XF86Config but also
ln -sf /dev/psaux /dev/mouse

BL3 Xsetup does that for you.  BL3 does a lot of things better.


On Sat, 8 Jul 2006, sindi keesan wrote:

> This computer does not work with Com1 serial mouse in DOS or linux.
> (I have not tried the mouse elsewhere, or a different serial mouse.  This
> one worked on the previous computer, which died.  DOS says it cannot find
> the mouse here.)
>
> PS/2 trackball and genuine Microsoft 2-button mouse both work in BL3.
> They do not work in BL2.  No error messages but the pointer simply does
> not move.  DOS drmouse and MS mouse.com work.
>
> gpm -t ps2 does not work in BL2 and after I load it (even if I kill that
> process afterwards) zgv and Xvesa do not work.  Illegal instruction.
>
> What might I try changing in BL2 to get the PS/2 mouse to work?  Yes I
> have changed libvga.config from Microsoft to PS/2.

> Sindi