Question
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Explanation/Answer
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Do
you want to emulate 3 buttons?
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If you have a 3 button mouse, the middle button is used to
paste selected/cut text and you don't need this option. If you have a
2-button mouse, clicking both buttons together acts as button 3 on a
three button mouse, and it's useful having this option so say yes.
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Give
the full device name that the mouse is connected to.....
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For serial mice, this might be /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1 etc. For a PS/2 mouse, the device is /dev/psaux. The default is /dev/mouse which is usually just a symlink to the
actual mouse device. If your mouse refuses to work after selecting the
default, make sure the link points to the proper device.
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When
asked to select the horizontal sync range for your monitor...
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CONSULT YOUR USER
MANUAL!!! THAT IS THE SAFEST OPTION. Failing
that, I generally use option 6 (31.5kHz - 48.5kHz), it's a nice safe
range and has never given me any problems. Use it at your own risk.
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When
asked to select the vertical sync range for your monitor...
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CONSULT YOUR USER
MANUAL!!! THAT IS THE SAFEST OPTION. Failing
that, I generally use option 2 (50-90), it's a nice safe range and has
never given me any problems. Use it at your own risk. |
Enter
an identifier for your monitor ...
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Enter anything to describe your monitor. It really doesn't
matter too much.
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Enter
an identifier for your video card ...
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Enter anything to describe your video card. Again, it
really doesn't matter
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When
asked to change the modes (resolution) and color depth for your setup
...
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This lets you start up with a 1024x768 resolution, or a
800x600 resolution etc. The default is 640x480 which very few people
like. I recommend changing the resolution for at least 16-bit color.
The setting 432 lets you start up in 1024x768 first,
letting you switch to 800x600 and then 640x480 if you want.
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When
choosing the default color depth ...
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I recommend at least 16-bit color. 16-bit = 65536 colors.
8-bit = 256 colors. Better video cards can generally support better
color depths.
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