Very Computer

 -=> Quoting Kurt Hildebrant to All <=-

 KH> Organization: Dayton Microcomputer Association; Dayton OH

 KH> I am experiencing problems getting X up on my 486/50.
 KH> Using SLS 1.01 (Linux 0.99p9), 8 meg RAM, 212 meg HD, Trident 1 meg
 KH> video card, Microsoft bus mouse. The mouse works fine in DOS.
 KH> /dev/mouse points to the correct bus mouse driver and Xconfig is set
 KH> up for the bus mouse, but X pukes and says that it can't open the
 KH> mouse.
 KH> Is there a problem using Microsoft bus mouse ? Should I switch to a
 KH> COMx mouse ? Thanks for any help.

I had simmilar problems with mine.  First, go to /usr/X386/tst/mouse
and or /usr/X386/lib/X11/tst/mouse
these both came with SLS 1.0
either one of these programs can be used to test the mouse.
also, read /usr/X386/lib/X11/INSTALL.base
this has many good hints about configuring your mouse.
HINT: remove your /dev/mouse file, and create it as described
in INSTALL.base with mknod.  

... Sincerely, Derek

KH> Organization: Dayton Microcomputer Association; Dayton OH
KH> I am experiencing problems getting X up on my 486/50.
KH> Using SLS 1.01 (Linux 0.99p9), 8 meg RAM, 212 meg HD, Trident 1 meg
KH> video card, Microsoft bus mouse. The mouse works fine in DOS.
KH> /dev/mouse points to the correct bus mouse driver and Xconfig is set
KH> up for the bus mouse, but X pukes and says that it can't open the
KH> mouse.
KH> Is there a problem using Microsoft bus mouse ? Should I switch to a
KH> COMx mouse ? Thanks for any help.

First make sure you have the right IRQ.  If your mouse uses IRQ 2, set the
mouse IRQ in busmouse.h to IRQ 9.  (Don't ask.  I'm not sure I understand
it all either.)  While you're at it, to save time.  Set the mouse IRQ for
the inport mouse support (atixlmouse.c?) to IRQ 9 as well.

Configure linux to have both INport and busmouse support.

Now, using the mouse tester, try all combinations of drivers and
configured devices.  My mouse finally responded reasonably to the inport
device and the MMseries software.  Go figure. I thought I had a busmouse too.

--Byron

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Byron C. Howes                      Computer Systems Manager