Choose the correct mouse type for your system. If you cannot find an
exact match, choose a mouse type that you are sure is compatible with your
system.
To determine your mouse's interface, follow the mouse cable back to
where it plugs into your system and use the following diagrams. If you are installing Red Hat Linux on a laptop computer, in most cases the
pointing device will be PS/2 compatible.
If your mouse is a serial mouse, the port will look similar to
.
If your mouse is a PS/2 mouse, the port will look similar to
.
If your mouse is a USB mouse, the port will look similar to
.
If your mouse is a AT (Advanced Technology) mouse, the port will look similar to
.
If you cannot find a mouse that you are sure is compatible with your
system, select one of the Generic entries, based on
your mouse's number of buttons, and its interface.
 | Tip |
|---|
| | If you have a scroll mouse, select the
MS Intellimouse entry (with your proper mouse
port) as the compatible mouse type. |
If you have a PS/2 or a bus mouse, you do not need to pick a port and
device. If you have a serial mouse, you should choose the correct port and
device that your serial mouse is on.
The Emulate 3 Buttons checkbox allows you to use a
two-button mouse as if it had three buttons. In general, the X Window
System is easier to use with a three-button mouse. If you select this
checkbox, you can emulate a third, "middle" button by pressing both mouse
buttons simultaneously.
| Tip |
|---|
| | To change your mouse configuration after you have
completed the installation of Red Hat Linux, become root; then use the
/usr/sbin/mouseconfig command from a shell prompt.
To configure your mouse to work as a left-handed mouse, reset the
order of the mouse buttons. To do this, after you have booted your Red Hat Linux system, type gpm -B 321 at the shell
prompt. You can also change this setting in GNOME by going to the main
menu and selecting =>
=> =>
. In KDE, select
=> =>
.
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