Laptops :: ibm stinkpad
i have a trackpoint pointing device but would like to use my serial mickey$oft serial mouse
how do i tell my hd - dsl to use the serial mouse
would try to use a gpm trick but dsl doesnt have it
so that wont work
no clue at this point
the mouse and port work cuz' i reinstalled win2k and xp also and they both work dandy on both
what next?
clueless fish....
exit X ( ctrl-alt-bksp )
sudo su to root
Type as root ..
" rm -rf /dev/mouse "
" ln -sf /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse "
startx
You may need to run thru xsetup.sh one time if you did not
select com1 and 2 /3 button mousey the first time thru xsetup.
73
ke4nt
is it 'create a link' ln -sf or 'list dir' ls -sf
hihi.. my bad..
"ln -sf " - for creating a symlink..
damn small fingers ! ;-)
73
ke4nt
original here.