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Offline cast-fish

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« on: March 30, 2012, 02:00:53 PM »
Hello

how do you get a PS2 mouse to work with TCL.

The mice is a PS2 mouse with 2 buttons and a (button wheel).

It is model PERIMICE-201....by Perixx

It is optical mouse and plugs into a PS2 port on the laptop. THe port is able to take either a mouse or a keyboard.

i tried all settings from Vesa...for choosing mouse but non of them worked. THe laptop bios appears to be right and does not contain any strange settings for the mouse.

thanks

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Re: mouse
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 04:03:06 PM »
Run xsetup and choose 2 button ps2 mouse.
If it doesn't work, toss it and get one that works.

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Re: mouse
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 04:30:56 PM »
ha ha

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Re: mouse
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2012, 05:12:05 AM »

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Re: mouse
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2012, 09:10:29 AM »
that is real helpful

thankyou very much

it seems the answer is to use the bootcode  pci=noacpi

will try it because it's a lovely optical mouse to use

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Re: mouse
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2012, 03:19:48 PM »
hello

so what file do i edit at the desktop to add this bootcode?

pci=noacpi

must i then reboot while "backup" is selected...thanks

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Re: mouse
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2012, 03:56:58 PM »
Boot codes go into the config file of your boot loader.
Backup is unrelated.
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Re: mouse
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2012, 04:01:17 PM »
ok

so what's the name of the config file of TCL's bootloader?

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Re: mouse
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2012, 04:03:47 PM »
That depends on the boot loader you are using.

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Re: mouse
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2012, 04:09:39 PM »
ok...well the TCL i am using is tinycore 4.3.1

burned to CD.

so what is the name of the bootloader config file for that disro?

is it .....boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg

would it mean editing that file at the desktop then making a remaster iso?

is there any way to use the boot labels of a CD disc that appear in burner tools
and putting the "pci=noacpi" there?

thanks

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Re: mouse
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2012, 04:59:26 PM »
Hi cast-fish
When you get to the boot prompt, the one with the "F2, F3, or F4" message, type in
tc pci=noacpi
and hit enter.
If that works for you and you want to make it permanent, you will have to remaster.
« Last Edit: April 03, 2012, 10:07:51 PM by Rich »

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Re: mouse
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2012, 05:16:19 PM »
ok thankyou very much...

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