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From: tunison@rice.edu (Jeffrey R. Tunison)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Mouse difficulties resolved
Summary: Power off before installing mouse on PC/RT
Keywords: RT/AIX mouse mice
Message-ID: <4470@brazos.Rice.edu>
Date: 2 Feb 90 22:44:57 GMT
Reply-To: tunison@brazos.rice.edu (Jeffrey R. Tunison)
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
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in the week. I have found the answer on my own and am providing
it to the board to save other people from experiencing similar
difficulties. The problem was not with graPHIGS or with
PROFESSIONAL CADAM, it was.... 
 
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An IBM PC/RT running AIX 2.2.1 will NOT recognize an IBM mouse 
plugged into the mouse port until the CPU's power has been
completely turned OFF. Warm reboots will NOT result in the OS 
realizing that a mouse is connected. You must power the machine
up from scratch after plugging that little guy in.
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Jeffrey Tunison         tunison@rice.edu
Systems Programmer
Rice University