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> installed ok but I'm having a problem regarding the mouse (my mouse is
> attached to COM1: (serial), there is no PS/2 port on this laptop; I am
> not sure but this laptop has a small pad built into it which acts as a
> mouse - this may be set up for PS/2 but I am not sure how it works!).
>
> In any case a mouse attached to COM1: (serial) is easier to use than
> the device built into the laptop. But try as I may the mouse *refuses*
> point blank to even budge in X!
>
> I had to install xsvesa from slackware as the default X server in
> basiclinux 3.5 didn't work, it just blank screened on me x.x .

Edit /etc/XF86Config to change Protocol "PS/2" to "Microsoft".
I have had the same problem - did you look in BL archives?

> I have tried using xsetup to try to link /dev/mouse to both /dev/psaux
> and /dev/ttyS0 but to no avail. The mouse refuses to move at all! I
> suspect there is a deeper problem to all this however I am not sure.

I think Xsetup is only for Steven's Xvesa arrangement, not standard X.
The Xconfig it generates won't help with standard X.

> I tried to install gpm from slackware 4 and managed to get a command
> line mouse working and to respond by typing "gpm" at the command line.
> But cat /dev/ttyS0 and cat /dev/psaux still did nothing, i.e. I can't
> see any data. I also tried doing a "gpm -R raw" at the comamnd line. A
> file "/dev/gpmdata" was created by this but doing "cat /dev/gpmdata"
> gave no response.
The mouse works but you have not configured standard X for it.

Sindi

> Can anyone think what the problem could be?
>
> Thanks :)
>
> ljones
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