What CDs?

2002-09-12 Thread Richard Spillane
I am in an odd position. Trapped behind various forms of network control servers (routers, proxies, etc..) I am restricted to my bandwidth and what I can spend it on. I have already downloaded the first Debian image, and am currently downloading the second, almost finished with that one. My

How do I get my USB mouse working?

2002-09-23 Thread Richard Spillane
I JUST installed Debian, but can't start X until I have a pointer device. In slackware it was easy, the install did it for me auto-"magically". Now for some reason, Debian didn't, so I need to know how to get my USB mouse working! Help! Rick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

I don't understand USB Mouses in Debian

2002-09-23 Thread Richard Spillane
I tried using the dpkg-reconfigure xserver xfree86 command, and I thought it would work, but even though I set my device to /dev/input/mouse it didn't take. I also installed hotplug, and that didn't seem to work. I am really lost, I would figure that if you had your mouse plugged in during insta

A USB Mouse Remedy

2002-09-23 Thread Richard Spillane
I have been having trouble getting my Logitech USB mouse to work on Debian. So I got some advice from the list, and one gentleman said his worked "out of the box". I have a Woody set, so since I had JUST installed, I decided it would be easier to simply reinstall. However I am STILL not sure if

Talking about USB Mouses yesterday...

2002-09-24 Thread Richard Spillane
I was on the list trying to get any help on a USB Logitech mouse I was trying to install. I got a lot of support. I bought the Debian CDs (because I don't have a burner or a fast connection) as Woody 3.0 Official's. I am not actually aware of what kernel these CDs run. Some of the suggestions