> I would like to connect a regular PS/2 mouse to Sparc > Classic instead of broken one which was made by SUN. > As I understood, it shouldn't be a problem from the > signalling point of view, I have just change the mouse > connector. Have been discussing this with a hardware hacker associate of mine. This isn't quite as easy as it sounds. There are commercially avaliable boxes that will do SUN <-> PS/2 and that may be you best bet as I believe they also convert the protocol.
> Then I am planning to run Debian instalation on the > same machine. > The question is - will Debian understand the new mouse > protocol (I am pretty sure that Solaris will not)? Yes if it has drivers for it - X may have been compiled without them. > Should I expect any problem with this installation? Your mouse may not work - I suspect this will take a while to get working. I guess the worst that will happen is that your machine will simply refuse to recognise the keyboard at all and you'll have to install via Serial. > Should I use a particular mouse for the replacement ? A Sun one? This is a genuine question - why does it need to be a PS/2 mouse? You can get Sun keyboards / mice very cheaply on eBay and that will not only probabily be cheaper but less hassel than trying to wire up a PS/2. If you are intent on it then go for as generic a mouse as possible IMHO - if you start having to play with the Microsoft or Logictec protocol extensions as well things are going to start getting very complicated. HTH Sweet Dreams, - Martin -- Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Seasons change, things come to pass"