[xubuntu-users] [Bulk] no ps2 mouse?

[c. marlow]

On 04/30/2014 02:08 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-04-30 at 21:03 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> On Wed, 2014-04-30 at 13:54 -0500, c. marlow wrote:
>>> the ps2 mouse does not.
>> A few years ago I needed to replace my ps2 mouse by an USB mouse,
>> because it didn't work anymore. I still use the same ps2 keyboard today,
>> I used for years. IOW I experienced the same issue already years ago.
>>
>> The same ps2 mouse did work with the former Debian version, but not for
>> the newer version of Debian and again, this already happened a few years
>> ago.
>>
>> *buntu is based on Debian.
>>
>> You could try to set up the mouse by xorg.conf, however, it didn't work
>> for me.
> You need a xorg mice package to do it.
>
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oh great so im kinda pardon the pun SOL?

I dont know how to do the xorg stuff..


christopher

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