Choose the correct mouse type for your system. If an exact match cannot
be found, choose a mouse type that you are sure is compatible with your
system (see Figure 5-4).
To determine your mouse's interface, follow the mouse cable back to
where it plugs into your system. If the connector at the end of the
mouse cable plugs into a rectangular connector, you have a serial mouse;
if the connector is round, you have a PS/2 mouse. If you are installing
Red Hat Linux on a laptop computer, in most cases the pointing device will be
PS/2 compatible.
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.
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 check box allows you to use a
two-button mouse as if it had three buttons. If you select this check
box, you can emulate a third, "middle" button by pressing both mouse
buttons simultaneously. Generally, it's easiest to use the X Window
System if you have a three-button mouse.
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| | To change your mouse configuration post-installation, become root. You
can then use the /usr/sbin/mouseconfig command from
the shell prompt.
To configure your mouse as a left-handed mouse, you can reset the
order of the mouse buttons. This can be done after you have booted
your Red Hat Linux system, by becoming root and typing gpm -B
321 at the shell prompt.
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