On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:29:55 -0700 Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hail: > > I am new to Debian and have mostly only used GUI versions of linux in > the past. I have a problem, and I hope that you can help. > > On my Debian machine while setting it up I misidentified the serial > port that the mouse is using. Short of reformatting my hard-drive and > > reinstalling Debian how do I change my serial port connection? > > I am setting my machine up using "WOODY" and I tried: > > < /usr/sbin/base-config > > > but all I can seem to do is re-select software packages and machine > settings like 'time'. What I need is the hardware selection screens > or the command line necessary to change my serial port.
You can look in the /dev directory for an entry for mouse or for ttyS* . See if "mouse" is a link to something else... if it is you can link it to whatever port you need Also - are you using X-Windows? If so there may be something else going on besides changing the serial port connection. HTH Shawn > > Thank you in advance. > > Doug > > "Talent just defines what you do . . . . It doesn't define what you > are." > -- Rincewind -- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Shawn Lamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
