RE: Simple configuration question...

[bob cs csoft net]

On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Gregory Leblanc wrote:

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> > From: Marcelo J. Iturbe [mailto:marcelo@msm.cl]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 4:15 PM
> > To: gnome-list@gnome.org
> > Subject: Simple configuration question...
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > I installed RedHat 6.1 after many years of faithful service 
> > to Slackware. 
> > Thought I'd give it a shot.
> > Anyways, GNOME was installed and configured automatically. 
> > How ever, Gnome 
> > is not properly recognizing the PS2/IntelliMouse. The mouse 
> > always sticks 
> > to the border of the screen and jumps around. I can't set 
> > focus on the 
> > login window at all.
> > So I have been telneting to the computer and I am trying to 
> > figure out what 
> > files GNOME uses.
> 
> This is not a GNOME issue, but an X Window System issue.  You should
> look at your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, and find the POINTER section. 
> It should list your pointer there, and I tend to find that "imps/2"
> works, but you could also try a more generic "PS/2".  I'm sorry you
> had to choose RedHat 6.1, they did not bother to do any quality


WHAT?!? Please dont make such dumbass comments here. (I know I am having
to make one now, but it has to be said). I find that rh6.1 has great
quality. 



> control on that release.  6.0 was much better.  BTW, if you're still
> running with the GNOME that shipped with 6.1, you should update to
> later RPMs.  Find these at
> ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/gnome-1.0.53/redhat/.
> 	Greg
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