optical mouse /USB / laptop

[willg at bluesock.org (will)]

What Sony laptop do you have?  There are a bunch of resources on the 
internet that talk about installing various distributions with very 
specific laptop setups.  Usually someone has tried to do what you're 
trying to do before you have and has worked out the process involved and 
documented it.

Sites:
  http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html
  http://www.linux-laptop.net/sony.html
  http://lhd.zdnet.com/superguides/laptops.html

Hope that helps--


On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Anand A Rao wrote:
> 
> Hi ,
>   Seems like the subject is a bad combination for linux users .. I am not 
> able to make them work on my Sony LAPtop . I have a logitech optical wheel 
> mouse and of all its a USB mouse.. and I also want to have the touch pad 
> active when I am using the external mouse. can I do that on linux  .. if yes 
> please tell me how.
> 
> I also had another bad experience with MAndrake. I recently downloaded 8.1 
> and tried to install it on my Sony ...  the install starts from the cd and 
> hangs up on the pcmcia detection. I went on the text mode and found that the 
> kernel panics on trying to start the pcmcia. Then I started to try other 
> tings. I built a floppy-boot disc and put the pcmcia image on it. then tried 
> the installl and it went thru and I felt a wow .. but it was very shortlived 
> and the kernel never started again .. same thing  .. pcmcia startup and the 
> kernel says it has some big problem .. os I am back to my mandrake 8.0 
> without the luxury of an external mouse now.. 
> 
> has any one else tried/solved these puzzles ? 
> 
> cheers
> Andy
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