On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 05:31:00PM +0200, Andreas Fromm wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to connect an external Mouse to my Dell Inspiron 8000, > either PS/2 or USB ( I have to buy one) Can anybody tell me how to > configure gpm and X to use the external mouse and the build in touch pad > and pointer stick. I would also like to be able to unplug the external > mouse and continue working with the build in devices without having to > restart anything.
My Dell Latitude has an option in the BIOS to use both internal touchpad/pointer PS/2 and external PS/2 devices simultaneously. It works fine. For USB, check the archives. I believe someone said you needed to force the drivers to be loaded before X starts even if the mouse isn't plugged in. Then you can plug/unplug the USB mouse without bothering X. I think the thread included an XF86Config-4 file. -- Lee Bradshaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG D8C3BBD2 CC08 D690 0B70 3C70 351E EB05 96A3 3789 D8C3 BBD2 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
