From: arumble@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Anthony Rumble) Subject: Re: 0.97pl5 and busmouse, bug in sw, or hw? Date: 21 Sep 1992 12:18:58 GMT
jgifford@world.std.com (Why Linux? Why Not?) writes:
>Well, I got the 0.97.5 boot image that hlu made(THANKS!!) and on boot it says:
>[...lots of stuff...]
>microsoft busmouse detected and installed.
>Now get this, I don't have ANY busmouse at all.
>The only cards I have are:
>VIDEO: BOCA ET4000AX w/1MB
>NETWORK: ArcNet card from work for Novell. IRQ 7
>First SERIAL BOARD: 1:0x3f8,IRQ4;2:0x2f8,IRQ3;
>Secnd SERIAL BOARD: 3:0x3e8,IRQ5;4:0x2e8,IRQ2(9), IRQ's could be reverse, I
>can't remember, and I am in the middle of three rayshade traces, and I am
>not about to reboot to check. ;)
>All I can figure is that maybe linux thinks that the network card is a
>busmouse? whatever it is, everything still works, so I will live with it. :)
>I just got up with X this week, and compiled xv, and life couldn't be better.
>(Well, I had to borrow more memory, and I desperately need a 387.)
>Any chance of tcpip over arcnet, or am i crazy to even think it.
>If it gets going GOOD over ANY network, I will buy the necessary cards for
>my linux machine, and the novell server, and whatever else I need at that
>end, to get going.
>I hate haveing to boot dos to update my reports. :(
>Well, Thanks everyone!
>PS, would linuxers at world.std.com please let me know you are there?
>thanks,
I got the same problem, and im running an OAK VGA, a SoundBlaster
2 serial ports (Standard) and an IDE drive + Floppys on a 486/33DX
And I get the Microsoft Busmouse detected rubbish..
No idea
-- Anthony Rumble aka SmilieZ "Anything is possible.. If there is enuf money in it"