> On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, allspeed wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Riley Williams wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there.
> > >
> > > >>> ... PnP is just a marketing term ...
> > >
> > > >> I have to admit that I'm still trying to set up the Plug & Pray
> > > >> Mouse Mat that I was recently given...
> > >
> > > > lots of pnp material have to be initialize from dos before linux
> > > > can see them like my pnp sound card (opti 82c931) it's pnp and i
> > > > have to boot from dos the first time then i hit ctrl-alt-del and
> > > > load linux and it see the card.
> > >
> > > > try that if you have dos drivers for the mouse
> > >
> > > It's not the mouse that claims to be PnP, but the MAT on which one
> > > uses it. If you can advise me what drivers I need to use with that to
> > > get it working, I'd much appreciate it 8-)))
> > >
> > > Best wishes from Riley.
> > >
> > no i'm using a standard type of mouse but try to find a dos or winshit
> > driver then initialize the mat with it then hit ctrl-alt-del then reload
> > with linux if it detects the mat you will have to do this every time you
> > reset the computer if not check if the connection is correct most of my
> > pnp material are detected with linux except my sound card
>
> Wouldn't loadlin.exe be easier then control-alt-del? Ath least that way
> you can make it automatic and lass aggravating.
>
i don't want to start linux under dos when i boot under dos it's just to
initialize the sound the after that who cares about dos or win95..
and i'm doing it about once every two mount if i happen to turn off the
computer tu change some parts else i don't..
and when your doing it from dos prompt no dammage is cause by
control-alt-del
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