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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks, this was what I needed to get the touchpad working, and now I can take my time getting the external mouse working.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>--matt</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Jason Tower [<A HREF="mailto:jason@cerient.net">mailto:jason@cerient.net</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 7:57 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: trilug@trilug.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Red Hat 8.0, X, and mouse question</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> try running redhat-config-mouse. selecting a generic </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 2-button mouse works 99% </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> of the time, once that works then try either the intellimouse </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> or generic </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> wheel mouse setting.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> jason</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On Friday 25 October 2002 18:24, Matt Hoover wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Hello all,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I have just installed Red Hat 8.0 on a Gateway Solo 2300 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> laptop. Most</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > everything is working well, except for the mouse in X. I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> have tried with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > both the touchpad that is built into the laptop, and with a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Microsoft Wheel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Mouse 3.0 PS/2 Compatible mouse. When I am using the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> touchpad, the problem</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > is that the mouse cursor keeps returning to the lower left </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> corner of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > screen. With the PS/2 mouse, there is a lot of jitter when </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I move the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > mouse. It is especially bad when I try to click on a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> button on the screen.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > During the install I told the X configuration that I had a Microsoft</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Intellamouse PS/2. I am trying to figure out what driver I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> need to make</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > things work, and where to get the driver. I have not had </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> any luck with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Google searches, probably because I don't know the right keywords.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Any and all help appreciated in advance,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > --matt hoover</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Jason Tower</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Cerient Technologies</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> jason@cerient.net</FONT>
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