[NTLUG:Discuss] RedHat 7.3 install w/ usb mouse

[Steve Martindell]

"Geremy L. Hamlett" wrote:
> 
> I have just recently installed the 7.3 release of RedHat.  The entire
> install process went smoothly except for one problem.  After all the
> packages were installed, during the post config, the system would hang.  I
> traced this back to my USB optical mouse.  I tried again with a PS/2 mouse
> and the install was perfect.  The only reason I am sending this message is
> to ask if anybody else has had this problem.  Both 7.1 and 7.2 releases,
> as well as Debian 3.0 did not have this problem.  Would this be a bug?
> 
> Just curious...discuss...
> 
> This is my system,
> x86 arch
> PIII
> IDE hardware -> CDROM, HD
> Nothing speacial
> 
> --
> Geremy L. Hamlett
> 
> http://omega.uta.edu/~glh6688
> "All Your Base are Belong to Us"


  Yes, we have had this problem with a USB mouse!!! 
  To fix it, before the system hang up on you,
  function key to another terminal while installation
  and change the followings:

  1. in /etc/rc.config, the following line must show:
     GPM_PARAM="-t ps2 -m /dev/mouse
     CREATE_FPCONF=no

  2.  in /etc/XF86Config, change the following lines to:
      Section "Pointer"
        Device   "/dev/mouse"
        Protocol "IMPS/2"
       EndSection

   3.  in the XF86Config file
       add the following line into the ServerFlags section:

       AllowMouseOpenFail

   4. In Bios setup, I put 
      Operating system to "other" - for linux
      USB Legacy support - auto detect

   5. finally, use sax to configure xserver and the whole thing
      should work!

                                   let me know if this works for you,
                                    - daphne