SuSE installed

[der.hans]

Am 06. May, 2002 schwätzte Jeff so:

> I have a question that stems from the serial mouse part of this email.
>
> I have Mandrake 8.2, and a machine that only has a serial port on the back
> of it (I have the option of installing a ps/2 port if all else fails) for
> the mouse. I don't have a serial mouse, but I have an adapter for a serial 2
> PS/2 connector. No matter what setting I've tried during install, I can't
> get the mouse to work using that adapter. Do those adapters just not work
> very well? Even windows wasn't getting it... I've tried 3 different adapters
> and none of them work, (I've also tried 3 different computers) What am I
> doing wrong?

The ps/2 to serial adapters do work. I've used them.

> The serial port is connected to COM1 (TTYS0 right?) on the motherboard.

The first one is, the second is ttys1. Make sure you're in the correct
serial port.

ciao,

der.hans
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