Bug 578

Summary:	Installer fails to set svgalib mouse type
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Chris Evans <chris>
Component:	installer	Assignee:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Version:	5.2
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Description Chris Evans 1998-12-23 23:58:04 UTC

The installer prompts the user for mouse type. In my case
this is a PS2 mouse and it is autodetected.

The installer uses this information to configure
- X windows
- gpm

However there is a third place that needs configuring that
the installer forgets,
- SVGAlib (/etc/vga/libvga.config)

Without this fix a user has to know how to manually fix
svgalib by editing the textual config file. Messy. And the
user is deprived of quake :-)

Comment 1 David Lawrence 1998-12-28 21:07:59 UTC

Thank you for the suggestion. It has been noted and we will consider
this for upcoming releases.