AW: Mouse - strange bevaviour

[Grosswiler Roger]

> Grosswiler Roger wrote:
>> I'll try this....but howto? I was looking for redhat-config-boot...and
>> didn't find...
>>
>
> I had to install redhat-config-boot by running up2date
> redhat-config-boot from a root terminal. This installed the program.
>
> The program does not allow you to configure graphical boot or change the
> options for booting your kernels. So far you have to edit these by hand.
>
> redhat-config-boot only pops up a screen for you to be able to change
> the timeout and which kernel that you want to load by default. It would
> be nice to have the ability to select common options to change for the
> kernel load through this feature.
>
> You have to edit the file /boot/grub/grub.conf with a text editor, as
> root. You want remove the rhgb from the line below. Be very careful when
> you edit the line by hand. It is important for your system to come back
> up right on next boot.
>
>
> Since you only want to do this to test out your mouse stopping working.
> It would be best to hightlight the boot selection. Press e to edit the
> line. Then another e to be able to actually edit the line. Then
> backspace to get rid of the rhgb part of the line entry. .. Press b to
> boot after you remove the rhgb from the line.
>
>
>
> title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2108.nptl)
>          root (hd1,0)
>      kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2108.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi rhgb
>          initrd /initrd-2.4.22-1.2108.n
>
>
>
> By the way, I had a similar problem with my mouse working originally on
> startup and then freezing up. This was caused in my case by norton
> antivirus. It was on XP, so I don't think it is the same problem. There
> might be a Linux program that could cause a similar lockup for you. Mine
> was a problem that was only present in XP and not Linux, for locked mouse.
>
>
> Jim
>
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i tried this out, but had no rhgb at all.......strange...