Re: [Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
On Wednesday 08 October 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive from Bryce Harrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: Anyone have a pointer to mandriva's patch or package that implements this? From my experience installing Mandrake/Mandriva over the last ten years,, the install process looks for a mouse, and if it does not find one it then offers you the coice of a serial mouse, and opens a window asking you to choose a tty port, followed by a test window where you can test if the mouse works and clicks properly, exit, or return to the preceeding screen to try another tty. Cheers, Ron. -- Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you. -- Aldous Huxley -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
that wouldn't work in ubuntu, since the main installer is ubiquity, which runs on top of X. Maybe this bug belongs to casper then.. ps. I'm amazed that people still miss serial mice.. surely those can't be bought as new anymore? ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Target: ubuntu-6.06 = None -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Anyone have a pointer to mandriva's patch or package that implements this? -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
I am all for Rons solution. Can we rip that from mandriva somehow? -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Bug still present in Hardy, as reported above. Got the mouse working with https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto and some trivial changes. which I've added to the document. A solution such as what other distros use, as suggested by Ron above, would be more than sufficient. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
* Other distros detect serial mice * It's OK to ask the user for input * Has anyone looked at Please move your mouse while read-only probing serial ports? * If there is hardware that gets permanently damaged from probing, it's the responsibility of maintainers for the drivers for that hardware and/or the manufacturers and/or owners to provide information about how to avoid the problem. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
On Sunday 22 June 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive from Andrew Pam [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: * Other distros detect serial mice Would not go as far as saying detect. But in Mandrake/Mandriva in tha abscence of a PS2 or USB mouse a window opens inquiring about your mouse, what com port it is on, and then offers a test window so you can check that the parameters entered work. Cheers, Ron. -- Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations ? -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Confirmed for Ubuntu and Xubuntu 8.04 Yay for _four_ years old bugs that have NOT been fixed! ;) -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Other distros can do it just fine since 1996 .. how about: If no PS/2 , USB etc mouse is found just assume that there is a serial mouse attached and configure X accordingly. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Additional info: It is not detected in installer, live-CD and installation. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
sorry, that should have read if you know a way ... instead of if there is no way ... -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
There is no way to get information about attached serial mice on the serial port by HW design, if someone has any idea or suggestion how to query serial ports in an effective way to fix this (whithout trashing (and i mean trashing like you can throw it away) other attached serial HW by sending commads to the port), feel free to reopen and suggest a way to detect serial mice please if there is no way to get any info about these devices since there are many complaints about this bug being still open i close it now as it is unsolvable by design of the involved HW, please configure inputattach manually if you want to use serial mice in X. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
thats easy, but how would you determine the needed protocol (there are plenty) without quering the port and make sure you dont trash the $1000 serial braille terminal attached to ttyS0 then ? -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
On Saturday 21 June 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive from Oliver Grawert [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: There is no way to get information about attached serial mice on the serial port by HW design, Maybe have a look at how the Mandriva people do it ? Serial mouse have installed/worked without problem since I first tried Mandrake6.1 IIRC. Cheers, Ron. -- An apple every eight hours will keep three doctors away. -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Hmm, I don't know. I guess I would do it like Windows95 and just use Standard Serial Mouse protocol. That should make most people happy ( like 99 % .. like the ones that complain a lot :P ). People do not exspect Ubuntu to work with every obscure hardware ( well some probably do ) but it should work with hardware that Windows works with out of the box ( which isn't that much .. actually it is very little ). If that is a no go for you how about low tech solution .. have a configure dialog pop up and ask people what kind of mouse they have. Or maybe a high tech solution ( not sure this is possible .. I am brainstroming :) ) .. analyse the signals you receive from the serial ports and guess the protocol. Marking this as wontfix is not the right solution though IMHO. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
I think Tom Arnold's idea would do the trick. And as Renaud OLGIATI said it's probably also a good idea to take a look how other distro's solve the problem. We don't need to query the Serial Port to know _exactly_ what kind of Serial Mouse we're using. If we could at least discover that the user is using *any* serial mouse that will solve 99% of the cases. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
On Saturday 21 June 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive from Tom Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: If that is a no go for you how about low tech solution .. have a configure dialog pop up and ask people what kind of mouse they have. Or a mite more hi-tech: have the preceeding pop-up dialog only if the install does not identify any mouse ? And complete it with a mouse-testing screen so the user can check he inputed the right com port ? Cheers, Ron. -- There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
It's still a problem in 8.04 my solution is the folowing: in /etc/X11/xorg.conf make sure you have the folowing section: Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device/dev/ttyS0 Option Protocol auto EndSection if /dev/ttyS0 does not work try ttyS1 You know for a operating system as serious as ubuntu a 4 year bug like this doesn't realy look good -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
I confirmed this bug in Ubuntu Hardy ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
AFAIK this bug still affects Hardy, I'm going to test it this weekend when I'll install Ubuntu on a PC which I know only uses a serial mouse. Depending on the results I'll confirm or close this bug. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Incomplete -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Closing the bug since there has been no replies since January. If you still see the bug with 8.04, feel free to reopen. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
On Sunday 18 May 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive from Timo Aaltonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: Closing the bug since there has been no replies since January. If you still see the bug with 8.04, feel free to reopen. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid No problem here, this bug (and a few other things) annoyed me so much I returned to Mandriva a long time ago. Cheers, Ron. -- Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment. -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
** Tags added: qa-hardy-platform ** Tags removed: qa-hardy-list -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Please try with Hardy livecd if you can reproduce the issue. It doesn't force the Device or Protocol anymore. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
** Tags added: qa-hardy-list -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Mouse is Serial Genius Easy Mouse with 3 button. mdetect: --- /dev/psaux intellimouse --- mdetect -vvv 2/dev/null: --- The mouse police never sleep. Read 2 chars from /dev/ttyS3: *q Read 4 chars from /dev/ttyS0: \030\036\000\015 /dev/psaux sending intellimouse init sequence. Read 1 chars from /dev/psaux: \372 /dev/psaux querying PS/2 ID. Read 2 chars from /dev/psaux: \372\003 /dev/psaux says it's a intellimouse mouse Found the following devices: /dev/psaux /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS3 /dev/input/mouse0 Detected intellimouse mouse on /dev/psaux --- I have PS/2 port without mouse Internal serial Dial-Up modem as ttyS3 and Serial Mouse on ttyS0 -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
I boot to Ubuntu 7.04 (this problem also present in 6.06) LiveCD, and have in /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Option Device/dev/input/mice Option Protocol ImPS/2 I change this to: Option Device/dev/ttyS0 Option Protocol MouseSystems ...for mouse work. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
NorthCS, Please provide the information described here https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2006-February/015020.html in this bug report. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
The Ubuntu team would love to provide full autodetection for such legacy hardware. To implement this, we need some more data how many mice are really detectable and which brand/model they are. If you have a serial mouse and want to help, please follow the step described here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu- devel/2006-February/015020.html -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
yes, it helped, piotr. Thank you. This is still an issue for me. As nathanbriggs said, mdetect reports incorrect values if it has to guess. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Serial mouse can work in xubuntu 7.04 !!! I also couldn't make it work for years :] on my old PC, but this time I did it :) I'm just showing what helped for me. Read on and get your own conclusions. I had a serial mouse, inserted directly to a COM. The problem was not only about X. cat /dev/ttyS0 didn't work. I can't recall exact steps, but the command inputattach was essential. I did it in somehow ugly way, something like this... (case study): 1. Install xubuntu, logged into X (normally) - mouse doesn't work yet. 2. Switched to virtual console and log as root (i. e. Ctrl-Alt-F1). Note: There is no root account explicitly given to you in (x)ubuntu. I made it this (ugly?) way by changing root's password using sudo: 2.1. Log in as the ordinary user (suppose his login is johnny) 2.2. Change root's password: Type: sudo passwd (type johnnyspasswd - sudo needs this) (set new rootpasswd) (confirm rootpasswd) 2.3 Log in as root with the new rootpasswd 3. Kill gdm. To see gdm's PID, you can type: pstree -p |grep gdm. (the leftmost gdm! You'll see two on the output) 4. Typing: cat /dev/ttyS0 and moving mouse makes no output. (press Ctrl-C after testing) (also type cat /dev/ttyS1 if you're not sure which COM you are using) 5. Type: inputattach -bare /dev/ttyS0 (you may need to change -bare to other protocol; inputattach --help gives a list of them) This command also locks screen (should it?), so make a few movements with the mouse and press Ctrl-C. 6. Type again: cat /dev/ttyS0. If you see strange characters-junk on the screen while moving your mouse, you're a happy person! Press Ctrl-C, type: reset (to clear the screen, if you can't see normal letters) and... what's left to do is to configure mouse in X. Sorry for such a bloated post, but I prefered to write too much than to less. Hope it helps someone. Cheers. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Installing 7.04-beta (alternative, text-mode installation) onto system equipped with serial mouse. After initial reboot mouse is not function. Things not changed, may the installer ask me if I have serial mouse? It asks me for a less important information many times... -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Gosh, the bug is opened for more than two years :/ -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
The people at Knoppix seem to have worked it out, my Knoppix live CD has a working serial mouse. straight out of the box. Maybe we should ask them ? -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Problem persist in Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) I make a fresh install and the serial mouse not works :-( -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
to follow up, I eventually got this working by running mdetect -v I discovered that if mdetect finds nothing it defaults to intellimouse on psaux (on my mobo ymmv) replacing the mouse then gave me the output /dev/ttyS0 microsoft which can be used to edit (copy old version first I ended up with no x at all once) /etc/X11/xorg.conf hopefully this will help someone else PS mdetect is now in dapper 6.06 -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
ubuntu 6.06 tried both fixes input attach --microsoft /dev/ttys1 gives Inputattach: input/output error and modifying xorg.conf as above makes my x session hang I think calling this bug low priority a little harsh and agree the best option would be an on install if no ps2/usb mouse detected, do you want to configure a serial mouse now ? option -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
I just installed Kubuntu 6.06 on a dual pentium pro 200mhz box. I'm having the same problem with the serial mouse - used the input attach method but says input/output error. Any ideas of what could be wrong? -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
I tried using the inputattach method. I have a logitech 3 button serial mouse so I found the appropritate protocol(--mouseman) I typed the command sudo inputattach --mouseman /dev/tty50 and it just freezes. If i try without sudo, it says permission denied. and by the way, is it tty50 or ttySO because it says file not found with SO -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: [Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 13:24 +, paritosh.aggarwal wrote: sudo inputattach --mouseman /dev/tty50 and it just freezes. If i try without sudo, it says permission denied. and by the way, is it tty50 or ttySO because it says file not found with SO Neither. It's ttyS0 (Ess Zero). You'll see it in your /dev directory. Hope that helps, Andrew -- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Andrew Pam http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
[Bug 9068] Re: Serial mice are not autodetected
Well as I see it's quite an old bug, so I just want to say that today I wanted to try out my brand new, cool looking (sent from Canonical) Ubuntu 6.06 LTS CD ... I put it in, boot the system - I see the desktop and that's it - since my old Logitech serial mouse is NOT working, I'm not able to use the system. Ok. I'm quite advanced Linux user - I know that I can edit xorg.conf, or use some other console tools to configure the mouse. It's not so difficult - and I did it many times in old Slackwares;) But hey ... my Windows XP made no problems with that mouse - it just worked. I think such small elements make the big picture of the whole system. Why Joe User doesn't like Linux? Mayby becouse he still (after so many years of development) needs to grab the console and cast some magic spells to make his mouse just work. Anyway Ubunut is a greate distro ... ;) and I use it on couple of machines. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://launchpad.net/bugs/9068 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
