Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 5 Apr 1998 13:56:48 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: Plug & Pray... |
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On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, allspeed wrote: > On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Riley Williams wrote: > > Hi there. > > >>> ... PnP is just a marketing term ... > > > > >> I have to admit that I'm still trying to set up the Plug & Pray > > >> Mouse Mat that I was recently given... > > > > > lots of pnp material have to be initialize from dos before linux > > > can see them like my pnp sound card (opti 82c931) it's pnp and i > > > have to boot from dos the first time then i hit ctrl-alt-del and > > > load linux and it see the card. > > > > > try that if you have dos drivers for the mouse > > > > It's not the mouse that claims to be PnP, but the MAT on which one > > uses it. If you can advise me what drivers I need to use with that to > > get it working, I'd much appreciate it 8-))) > > > > Best wishes from Riley. > > > no i'm using a standard type of mouse but try to find a dos or winshit > driver then initialize the mat with it then hit ctrl-alt-del then reload > with linux if it detects the mat you will have to do this every time you > reset the computer if not check if the connection is correct most of my > pnp material are detected with linux except my sound card
Note that another way of fixing this problem tends to be to actually turn the mat over - is is common in mouse mats that only the top side is actually PnP-aware at all, and that the bottom side of the mat is just normal plastic. Most mouse mats actually also tend to look better when turned upside down.
However, turning the mat often reveals an unrelated problem, which is that the mat hasn't been washed for the last six months, and has accrued a mayer of sticky material on the side that hasn't been regularly cleaned by the small rodent continually having cleaned up the mat. Sometimes such mouse mats should just be discarded, but often they can be saved even at a very late stage in cruddiness by just putting them in the dishwasher for half an hour.
Finally - some mouse mats of shoddy quality will not be smooth enough on the underside. A quick turn with a sandpaper will sometimes help, but when all else fails it is usually a good idea to attend a computer-related conference, which will be certain to have lots of homeless mouse mats searching for a new and appreciative home. You can't avoid seeing them, as they'll be at about 50% of all the conference stands.
Linus "Adopt a Mouse Mat" Torvalds
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