Auto-detect mouse type on Knoppix startup..

**PsycoX** · 05-16-2003, 10:11 AM

I have Knoppix 3.2 image on my notebook's hd and it works great, but there's a small problem: sometimes I want to use my notebook's Touchpad (ps/2 compatible), sometimes I want to plug in my optical Wheelmouse.
The problem is that I can't select boot options to the kernel manually (I use lilo..) and I can only have one mouse type selected on my configs.tbz! If I start Knoppix in Wheelmouse mode without my Whellmouse I'm screwed! If I start Knoppix in normal mode with my Wheelmouse I'm screwed too! The configs.tbz overrides my kernel options..
Couldn't Knoppix detect the kind of mouse it's attached?

Thank you..
PX.

**rickenbacherus** · 05-16-2003, 05:02 PM

When you boot hold the Shift key to get the boot prompt. You could also add or increase the delay in your /etc/lilo.conf file.

**Fabianx** · 05-25-2003, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by PsycoX

I have Knoppix 3.2 image on my notebook's hd and it works great, but there's a small problem: sometimes I want to use my notebook's Touchpad (ps/2 compatible), sometimes I want to plug in my optical Wheelmouse.
The problem is that I can't select boot options to the kernel manually (I use lilo..) and I can only have one mouse type selected on my configs.tbz! If I start Knoppix in Wheelmouse mode without my Whellmouse I'm screwed! If I start Knoppix in normal mode with my Wheelmouse I'm screwed too! The configs.tbz overrides my kernel options..
Couldn't Knoppix detect the kind of mouse it's attached?

Thank you..
PX.

I think you suggested wheelmouse on boot. Newer knoppix DO detect the mosue-type correctly.

cu

Fabian