I finally

[hoojchoons]

You could try configuring your mouse from sax2. All you have to do is to log in as root and click on the Sax2 configuration tool.

[Ice-9]

Heh, thanks man but :
Click on the Sax2 configuration tool how cute  
You ever tried to click on an icon when you can't see your mouse pointer?  

Now, I managed to log in as root and found Sax (I think) but it doesn't work, probably because I can't click on OK after making changes.
Now, I would edit my XF86Config, but I haven't got the faintest idea of what to put in it .....
My mouse is a M$ Intellimouse Web with scroll wheel.
Anyone?

[hoojchoons]

Oops, sorry    . Well, if in graphical mode do the following: 1)Switch to text mode by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, 2) Log in as root, 3) Switch to runlevel 3 by typing "init 3" (without the quotation marks) at the prompt. After that just enter the command sax2. That's all..

[hoojchoons]

If I were in your place I wouldn't edit the XF86Config file. This could prove to be a catastrophic move for a newbie. If nothing else works, especially sax2, then you should try a bit of editing. I'm sure that some guys here would say that you should go on with editing. It's not that simple though.

[Ice-9]

IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot, I will be grateful for the rest of my humble life  
If you ever plan a trip to Belgium, let me know, we'll have a few beers  

[hoojchoons]

Well, I still have to visit Brussels. My aunt and my cousins live there permanently. When I visit you'll be the first to know  

[Ice-9]

Hehe, don't hesitate, I live only a few minutes away from Brussels, I could show you a few interesting pubs  

[hoojchoons]

I know that Brussels is a beautiful city as my cousins heve told me although very rainy and cloudy as the rest of Belgium. I'm simply mentioning that because we're a bit spoilt here in Greece due to the fact that it's almost always very sunny and warm. I also know that it's a matter of simply adapting to the climate because I've studied in the UK as well, so you get the idea. Anyway, have fun with using Linux. It's a bit of a pain in the arse in the beginning but that's until you get used to some simple UNIX notions like the filesystem, the bash etc. If you have any questions don't hesitate to post. I'd be happy to help  

[Ice-9]

Ok, thanks, I'll remember that whenever I'm stuck and can't find the answer on my own.
I followed some of Calum's links to linuxnewbies.org and printed out a lot of stuff like "Beginner's guide to the bash shell" so I can try some stuff out when I get home in a couple of hours.
Seems like I'm gonna have loads of fun with this, finally something new and exciting to learn  

[iustitia]

EDIT: I didn't know there was a seccond page.

                                    -Justice

[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: iustitia ]