Update - Red Hat 9 and Mouse

On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 18:19, Joel W. Leibow wrote:
> Apologies, I used the wrong email address previously. The original
> message is below. I should also add that there are absolutley no
> settings for PS/2 enabling that I can find in the BIOS.
>
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> I am attempting to install Red Hat 9 on a machine that I setup that uses
> a bunch of old hardware I had laying around. I am using a Belkin 2 port
> KVM switch to toggle with my Windows box. I have a Microsoft
> Intellimouse (PS/2 & USB). Every time I attempt to run the install my
> mouse goes undetected. I have removed the KVM switch from the loop and
> tried the mouse plugged in as PS/2 and USB and still it goes undetected.
> I was hoping someone else out there may have some recommendations as to
> how to get around this. I would really like to be able to run a desktop
> on the machine. I've listed out the remainder of the hardware below.
>
> Motherboard - FIC SD11
> Processer - Athlon 950 (Slot A)
> RAM - 256 Mb PC133
> Hard Drive - Samsung 20GB
> Video Card - SIS 16MB
> Sound Card - Soundblaster Live!
> NIC - Some generic thing
>
> Everything else gets detected fine except the mouse. Of course the
> installation tells me that the mouse has not been detected and gives me
> the option to either do a text install or select my mouse from a list.
> I've selected the mouse from the list as a Microsoft Intellimouse(PS/2),
> Microsoft Intellimouse(USB), Generic 3 Button (PS/2), and Generic 3
> Button (USB) only to have the graphical install startup and my mouse not
> work. Any advice on how to get around or fix this problem would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Joel Leibow
>

The mouse is configured (for X Window only) in /etc/X11/XF86Config, does
anything show under the "Core Pointer's InputDevice section"?

I assume RedHat will let you hand edit the file. You should be able to
google for an example.

Dennis Kibbe