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anyone got this one to work?? On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 9:51 AM George N. White III <gnw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 31 Aug 2021 at 09:12, Jack Craig <jack.craig.ap...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> just joining the F34 party and craving a touchpad. >> >> recommendations for touchpad on F34/gnome 40?? >> > > Serial, USB, or PS2 port? I assume you have a desktop. I'm retired, but > used to > work with oceanographers. Computer mice are non-starters for a research > vessel, > so we tried a wide range of options -- touchpads, trackballs, keyboards > with touchpad, > and Wacom tablets. The Wacom Bamboo tablets where popular and seemed to > work with everything, but had more features with Windows drivers. Now > everyone > who doesn't need expansion cards for some instrument uses a laptop. > > My old desktop has PS2 and serial ports. I have a Cirque GlidePoint > Trackpad Desktop Model GDB220 > (4 buttons, serial cable with a PS2 adapter). I use it with the PS2 > adapter so the serial port is available > for other devices. On a newer desktop a USB<-->serial adapter did not > work. What does work for me > is serial<-->PS2<-->USB (2 adapters!). > > % dmesg |tail > [175965.213366] usb 1-5.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0a81, > idProduct=0205, bcdDevice= 0.10 > [175965.213381] usb 1-5.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, > SerialNumber=0 > [175965.213387] usb 1-5.3: Product: PS2 to USB Converter > [175965.213392] usb 1-5.3: Manufacturer: CHESEN > [175965.230256] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.0/0003:0A81:0205.000F/input/input25 > [175965.283015] hid-generic 0003:0A81:0205.000F: input,hidraw4: USB HID > v1.10 Keyboard [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.3/input0 > [175965.291218] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Mouse as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input26 > [175965.291760] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter System Control as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input27 > [175965.343618] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Consumer Control as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input28 > [175965.344295] hid-generic 0003:0A81:0205.0010: input,hidraw5: USB HID > v1.10 Mouse [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.3/input1 > > I don't have scrolling or gestures, just basic move pointer and click > functionality. Since I > spend most of time in emacs, I don't miss the newfangled features. > > The Adesso Smart Cat, 4 Button Glidepoint USB Touchpad (GP-410UB) is > similar > and one reviewer said it works with linux, but reviews have many > complaints of poor build > quality so I'm looking for another option. ALPs also sells "GlidePoint" > devices, including > modules used in laptops. Google finds lots of issues for linux users: > controlling pointer > sensitivity, missing newfangled features. If you have access to a > computer flea market > or local user group you could ask to try whatever people have in their > junk boxes. > > At my work I had a Alps keyboard with PS2 and USB connectors and a > built-in touchpad. > I liked having the touchpad in a fixed location relative to the keyboard, > but would have > preferred the touchpad on the left as I often use my right hand to jot > down notes or turn > pages in a reference manual. > > <https://www.adesso.com/product-category/keyboards/touchpad/> has a > variety of > keyboards with integral touchpads. > > -- > George N. White III > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure >
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