Re: Install USB mouse, lose keyboard

2005-09-23 Thread Mike McCarty
Mike McCarty wrote: Was it too long? Subject not descriptive enough? No interest? Forgot to copy the list? Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't

Install USB mouse, lose keyboard

2005-09-21 Thread Mike McCarty
Here is the situation recap, plus some more information... Machine has been working fine. Celeron 2+GHz 512MB RAM, 2x80GB hard disc, one formatted for NT. PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Dual boot Windows and Debian, using GRUB. Debian issues a few messages during boot, but nothing that appears to be se

Re: Install USB Mouse, Lose Keyboard

2005-09-20 Thread Mike McCarty
Mike McCarty wrote: [snip] Sorry, more details... Started with PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. Debian performs as expected, using KDE with X. Power down, remove PS/2 mouse, install USB optical mouse. Power up and select Windows boot. Both mouse and keyboard operable. Shut down and reboot (no po

Install USB Mouse, Lose Keyboard

2005-09-19 Thread Mike McCarty
Marty wrote: Thanks for your kind reply. Mike McCarty wrote: Recently, my girlfriend decided to try the jump to Linux. I helped her build a dual-boot system with Windows and Debian on it. She has run it fine for a couple of weeks, except that her mouse goes "crazy" sometimes. This occurs both

Re: Install USB Mouse, Lose Keyboard

2005-09-19 Thread Marty
Mike McCarty wrote: Recently, my girlfriend decided to try the jump to Linux. I helped her build a dual-boot system with Windows and Debian on it. She has run it fine for a couple of weeks, except that her mouse goes "crazy" sometimes. This occurs both with Debian and with Windows. So I suggested

Re: Install USB Mouse, Lose Keyboard

2005-09-19 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On mandag 19 september 2005, 23:12, Mike McCarty wrote: > However, Debian no longer recognizes her keyboard. It sees the > mouse fine, but not the keyboard. Windows still sees and uses > both the mouse and the keyboard with no problem. Weirdness. With my job computer, a Dell box, the order of whic

Install USB Mouse, Lose Keyboard

2005-09-19 Thread Mike McCarty
Recently, my girlfriend decided to try the jump to Linux. I helped her build a dual-boot system with Windows and Debian on it. She has run it fine for a couple of weeks, except that her mouse goes "crazy" sometimes. This occurs both with Debian and with Windows. So I suggested she has a hardware p