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maybe you can edit so that it matches? I put in the "touchpad" block in the text you see. # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "Keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbOptions" "" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Touchpad" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" Option "InputFashion" "Mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Name" "PS/2-Mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "Dell 1024X Laptop Display Panel" HorizSync 31.5-48.5 VertRefresh 59.0-75.0 # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" BoardName "NeoMagic MagicMedia (laptop/notebook)" Driver "neomagic" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection I have my mouse back after doing a mousedrake and re-booting. But I had to remove it from the usb hub and plub directly into to machine. Any ideas on that? Thanks, Robert

OK, so I got frisky and tried to swap out my USB mouse for a dell memory key my wife got with her new laptop (brought it to work, downloaded progs to take home, etc...). OK, I know its not windoze--no flames please! So I was quite amazed that an icon launced on my desktop as a "dynamic drive" of some kind--meaning the memory key. I was then a little bit shocked that my laptop's mouse pad did not work so I had a hell of a time tabbing around the desktop trying to select the icon to open the drive and see what was there---sadly, nothing. So my main problem is that I have now lost any mouse on my system, even after rebooting with the usb mouse in the port. First question is: how do I get my USB mouse working again, and how do I set the machine up so that when there is no mouse plugged in, the built-in laptop pad and buttons work? Second question: How do I get the USB memory key to really be recognized by the system--so the files show up in Konq. Third Question: is there a keyboard combo for creating the right-click menu list? Thanks, Robert Dell Lattitude CPiA 366, 256MB, MDK 9.0, KDE 3.0.5

ing, but the drive is locked, even for root. How do I unlock the drive? I mean, if even root has no access, what can possibly have gone wrong?

I select new data project, add the files, make sure the job type is not a music cd (X2 format or something), then tell it to burn the files. Seems to go ok, till I get it home and cant view it. Here's a new wrinkle: seems my CD and floppy are locked--I just tried another cd and got the same error--permission denied for that drive (this happed as root as well). In Konqueror, the icons have a little lock on them. I checked and permission are set at 755, but no dice. Maybe this is more the problem. How do I fix that? thanks. Robert

I think. IT's a new Dell desktop with Win XP pro, but the actual CD is a CD-R, 12x compatible, 650MB. Here's a basic question: do you have to format the CD before burning, like copying to a floppy? I have not been doing that, I assumed the burning software takes care of that. Robert

I have easy cd creator at work and used it to burn all the Xfree 4.3 files. I get home to copy them from the CD and I get an error saying I dont have access to /mnt/cdrom! Bullshit, I can put any other cd and browse with no problem. I tried windows, and it cant read the CD either. So I'm thinking I didnt burn the cd correctly, but not sure what I should do when burning so its readable. I set the burn program up so that the cd type is ISO 9660 (or whatever the number is), made sure the program tested and finalized the cd, and after it was done, I ejected, and re-inserted to see if the computer it was burned on could read it--no problems there. Just no dice on my linux box (Dell Latitude P2, MDK 9.0, KDE 3.0.5) Also, when I put the cd in the laptop, even root is denied access with the "you dont have permission to access this device"! Ummmm, if root doesnt have access who does! Thanks for your help, Robert

got an newer version of Apt, removed old, installed new, but still had dependency issues with libfontconfig.so.1 which was not installed on my machine. Dont know why apt didn't just get it as well, but I did apt-get install libfontconfig, then install synaptic, and voila, up and running! cool Robert

manually add an entry either--the /var/lib/apt/lists/<another folder> does not edit in Kate, so cant figure out how to add texstar. Any help?

Is it even possible since it's supposed to be a debian tool? I tried it before, but got so many dependency issued I didnt know where to start! Robert