FC 2: problems with mouse

[Edward]

Sven Schuster wrote:

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> 
> Hello everybody,
> 
> yesterday I upgraded my computer from Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2.
> The upgrade took place without problems, the only issue is that I
> seem to have a problem with my mouse: it doesn't work properly,
> it jumps on the screen when I move it and the buttons don't work
> properly, too. I have a Microsoft IntelliMouse PS/2. On my computer
> I use KDE, but it also doesn't work in text mode with gmp. I've
> tried the different types of PS/2 mice in mouseconfig, but none
> gives me the expected (correct) behaviour.
> 
> Are there any additional settings I can make to make it work??
> Please help, I currently have to use W2k as there's no way to
> really work with FC2 with this mouse issue :-(
> 
> 
> Thanks for any help!!
> 

Did you try setting it as a two button mouse instead of a three button one?

Apparently it was a good work-around for the last guy that had this problem.

Check the archives, this has come up before a few times.

Regards,
Ed.