You may try to use our setup script (attached) -- resulting x.org config
file XConfig.test will be placed in /tmp. We include this script in our
kickstart for for ancient computers.

--Oleg

04/01/2009 21:13 -0500, Kin Yip wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> > So I think, it should still be treated as PS/2, right ?
>  
> I've realized that this is certainly NOT right .... because the mouse
> after the interface is connected to a serial port. 
> But still no solution....
>  
> Kin
> 
> 
> From: Kin Yip 
> Date: Sunday, January 04, 2009 4:27 PM
> To: Mark Stodola 
> Cc: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse doesn't work after installing SL 5.1 ---
> included Xorg.0.log
> 
> 
> Hi Mark,
>  
> Thanks for the comment.   There is an intermediate interface (like 9
> cm long) between the mouse and the serial port
> which has the following printed: 
>  
> "Mouse Interface"
> "For Serial and IBM PS/2 Mouse Ports".
>  
> So I think, it should still be treated as PS/2, right ?    ( It used
> to work in SL 3.x. )
>  
> How do I "modprobe" with ??   "modprobe" what ??
>  
> I've already googled but haven't got a clue yet ...
>  
> Kin
> 
> 
> From: Mark Stodola 
> Date: Sunday, January 04, 2009 4:02 PM
> To: Kin Yip 
> Cc: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse doesn't work after installing SL 5.1 ---
> included Xorg.0.log
> 
> 
> Kin,
> 
> An "InPort Mouse" isn't really PS/2.  It is a very old Microsoft Bus 
> Mouse from the early 1980s.  I believe they used to use /dev/inportbm
> or 
> similar.  They are still supported in the 2.6 kernel, but I haven't 
> dealt with one to be honest.
> 
> File location:
> <kernel-src>/drivers/input/mouse/inport.c
> Description:
> Inport (ATI XL and Microsoft) busmouse driver
> 
> I'd start with modprobing it and seeing what device nodes it uses and
> go 
> from there.  Google might be your best bet, as I doubt many people
> have 
> access to this kind of old hardware.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
> Kin Yip wrote:
> > Hi,
> >  
> > To have better chance of being helped, I include Xorg.0.log
> file .    
> > There is /dev/input/mice (which is my
> > guess where the mouse device is ).   Any help will be greatly
> appreciated.
> >  
> > Kin
> > 
> > *From:* Kin Yip <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > *Date:* Sunday, January 04, 2009 3:28 PM
> > *To:* [log in to unmask] 
> > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > *Subject:* PS/2 mouse doesn't work after installing SL 5.1
> > 
> > Hi,
> >  
> > I have an old computer box which has an old PS/2 mouse interface
> (with a 
> > mouse called InPort Mouse) and  I've been using SL 3.x. 
> > So today, I've finally taken the gut to upgrade it SL5.1 (with
> SL5.1).  
> > I've chosen the "base" only so that I need only 1 CD and then
> > I've added to it from network using "yum install....".
> >  
> > The X display didn't work at first when the system chose
> automatically :
> > Section "Device"
> >         Identifier  "Videocard0"
> >         Driver      "cirrus"
> > EndSection
> >  
> > in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> >  
> > I've made it work by changing "cirrus" to "vesa". 
> >  
> > But so far, the mouse just doesn't work.  ( It used to work in SL
> 3.x. ) 
> > I regretted that I didn't save any files before formatting the
> harddisk
> > (as I didn't expect any problem).
> >  
> > Is there anything which I should install or any tool that I can 
> > "configure" the mouse ?   Long time ago, there used to be
> mouseconfig or
> > something like that, but not any more ?
> >  
> > Can somebody advise ???  I'll greatly appreciate (as I'm running out
> of 
> > ideas now).
> >  
> > Kin
> >  
>