Problem changing monitor and mouse

[John]

Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote:
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> John wrote:
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> |> | I shut it down, took i to work and attached a nice bug sunscreen and a
> |> | MS Intelimouse.
> |>
> |> a USB mouse? do they use the same protocol?
> |
> |
> | The first and second mice were PS/2. The one that worked was probably
> | one I configured manully: at the end I had two mice configured, one at
> | /dev/psaux and one at /dev/input/mice.
> | mdetect was detectin one at /dev/psaux, originally as imps/2 then as
> | intellimouse (same one). Neither definition worked in either location.
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> If there is a protocol change i expect either one or the other not to work.

So you'd expect one to work?

Other times when I've had the mouse definition wrong, the mouse moved 
arratically. This time it didn't move at all.

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> |> | The other problem is the screen. Mostly I configure screens like this:
> |> |
> |> | Section "Monitor"
> |> |         Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
> |> | #        HorizSync       30-96
> |> | #        VertRefresh     48-160
> |> |         Option          "DPMS"
> |> | EndSection
> |> |
> |>
> |> This is bad. If your monitor doesn't return DDC information the driver
> |> will
> |> rely on what is in the configuration and if there is nothing it will 
> just
> |> exit
> |
> |
> | Most of the monitors I use are DDC-compliant and detect just fine. This
> | Sun does better than 1600x1200 at 85 Hz.
> |
> | It was actually operating at 1280x1024 at 60 with a nasty flicker.
> 
> I think we have been discussing this issue already once.
> If something works for you, it does _not_ mean it works for everybody.


Nore are we discussing everybody. I'm pretty sure I tried the info 
ddcprobe gave me - I useually do when there is a problem - but if 
ddcprobe can find it, I shouldn't need to specify it all.




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> |
> | Had I done a fresh install it would almost certainly worked, and worked
> | without me answering lots of Qs I should have to.
> |
> | Years ago, when RHL 7.2 was current I was changing monitors regularly -
> | old ones too - and RHL reconfigured  automatically.
> |
> | Ditto with mice.
> |
> 
> The todo list hasn't changed.

todo list?
Getting this right should be on the done list:-((