Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 5 Apr 1998 14:25:25 -0700 (PDT) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | 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
Wouldn't loadlin.exe be easier then control-alt-del? Ath least that way you can make it automatic and lass aggravating.
Gerhard
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