Re: RH 9.1 Lost Keyboard and Mouse Control
From: Robert M. Riches Jr. (spamtrap42_at_verizon.net)
Date: 02/27/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 05:23:24 GMT
In article <kny%b.9765$ee3.476650@news20.bellglobal.com>, Jason D. wrote:
>
> I installed 9.1 a couple of weeks ago. During the install the mouse would
> only move in a horizontal line across the screen, so I completed the
> installation using the keyboard. After installation was complete the mouse
> behaved eratically moving all over the screen when I tried to control it,
> and sometimes clicking when I didn't push any buttons.
>
> I figured the mouse must be buggered so I tried another mouse and went into
> the system properties to change the mouse type. It is a Genius NetMouse Pro
> Serial Mouse, and I only saw this type of mouse listed as a PS/2 mouse, so I
> selected that one. After that not only do I have no mouse control
> whatsoever, but my AT keyboard has stopped responding. I get no response at
> all at the login screen when I try to type my login ID and password.
Being as there is no such thing as Red Hat Linux 9.1, I'll
guess you're actually running RHL 9.
The solution to the first problem, the mouse cursor going
wild all over the screen is to run redhat-config-mouse.
I'm afraid I can't help with the serial vs. PS/2 mouse or AT
keyboard. It might help someone else, though, if you'd
state or clarify more about your hardware. Is the mouse
really serial as in a DB-9 connector? Does the AT keyboard
use the large DIN connector? What is your motherboard make
and model? What connectors does it have available for mouse
and keyboard?
One _possible_ solution to the locked-out keyboard would be
to boot the installation CD in rescue mode, mount the
regular filesystem(s) (if that doesn't happen
automagically), chroot to /mnt/sysimage, and run
redhat-config-mouse to get back to a configuration where the
keyboard worked. YMMV. Switching to runlevel 3 (the
initdefault line in /etc/inittab) would be a good idea, at
least while sorting out the mouse and keyboard issues.
Good luck.
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@verizon.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)
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