Help installing RH Linux 6.1 on laptop...

[kgleason at ma.ultranet.com (Kevin M. Gleason)]

All,

I did a text install and let it sit for hours. Linux install never actually did
complete so I rebooted system. Following a filesystem check, Linux started OK. I
had to run Xconfigurator separately to recognize monitor and mouse. Looks like
system is operational now....don't know how. It shouldn't be like this but
everthing seems to checkout.

Kevin

Mike Bilow wrote:

> In general, you can prevent device drivers from probing specific addresses
> by specifying "reserve=iobase,extent[,iobase,extent]..." as a boot
> argument to the kernel.  To disable a PS/2 mouse, try:
>
>         reserve=0x23c,4
>
> This is really unusual, however.  I've never seen a PS/2 mouse lock up the
> system.  What makes you think this is the culprit?
>
> -- Mike
>
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Kevin M. Gleason wrote:
>
> > Problem seems to be with scratchpad mouse. That is the point that
> > install keeps
> > stopping at. Anyone have any suggestions how I can get Linux to ignore
> > the mouse? Its
> > a PS-2 of 'sometype'
>
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