serial mouse not working..!!

[maina]

Andy Green said:
> maina wrote:
>> Andy Green said:
>>> maina wrote:
>>>> Has anyone gotten serial mouse to work with FC4 x86??..i have tried
>>>> to make mine work on FC4 and i have reached dead-end..!!
>>> I seem to recall reading somewhere that the support for them is
>>> deprecated :-/
>> 
>> really..?? so am stuck here..huh?..and the worst thing is, PS/2 port on
>> this certain M/Board is "dead"..aagrrh.
> 
> It was actually on the FC5 notes that I saw it, here is the test2 version
> from Google:
> 
> ''Serial mice are no long formally supported in the installer nor in 
> Fedora Core.''
> 
> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc5/test2-latest-en/sn-anacon
> da.html
> 
> But maybe there is some other problem since you are on FC4.
> 
> On the PS/2 port, sometimes they have small fuses to protect the power on
> them.  If you see such a beast near the port might be worth checking its
> resistance if you are set up for such a thing.
> 
> I bet its not so simple as going a few blocks and getting a $3 USB mouse 
> where you are....

i think i will work without mouse for now..i rarely use x-window on this particular fedora box..all the same thanks for the ponters..
> 
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