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From: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown)
Subject: Re: Help, My mouse doesn't work (X HP Vectra)
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stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) writes:


>	Help PLEASE! I am very close to getting a completely successful
>install of FreebSD 2.1.5 The remaining problem is in getting my mouse
>to work. I only know how to check it in X, and it doesn't work there.

	Problem solved!!!! Turned out that I wasn't aware that FreeBSD
kept it's XF86Config file in /etc. I had changed the mouse entry in
the one in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. Incidentaly I used the Scroll Lock
trick to look back at a previous screen to see waht was going on.

	Thanks to everyone.
-- 
Stan Brown     stanb@netcom.com                                    404-996-6955
Factory Automation Systems
Atlanta Ga.
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