> i've got vga monitor, which plugs into a port at the back of the > computer. i don't have a video card for the monitor, meaning that the > monitor connects to the motherboard via ribbon from the port.
OK, you have an on-board video card (built into the motherboard). There are several motherboards like this, so it will take more specific information. Perhaps the name of the motherboard would be enough. > i also have a 3-button, genius net mouse. > > what selections do i make for these items in xf86setup? specifically, > what monitor card do i select and what mouse dev name do i select? i > learned the cd dev name by scrolling through the boot messages. but, i > don't think i can do that for the mouse dev name. If you have a PS/2 mouse, I think it would be /dev/psaux If you have a serial mouse, these are the equivalents to DOS/Windows DOS Linux COM1 /dev/ttyS0 COM2 /dev/ttyS1 COM3 /dev/ttyS2 COM4 /dev/ttyS3 There is also the possibility that it is a bus mouse, or some other kind of mouse I don't know about. Hope this helps, Patrick
