On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 20:46:54 +0000, Richard Kimber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 20:14:13 +0000 >Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 2) (major) The mouse doesn't work! (PS/2 interface trackball on >> /dev/psaux (crwxrwxrwx)). As soon as you touch it, the pointer jumps >> to the top right hand corner of the screen and stays there no matter > >This sounds like you don't have the right entry in the X config file. In >the mouse section of mine I have: > > Option "Protocol" "Explorer PS/2" > >and you need to have whatever is the correct protocol entry for your >trackball (I can't help you with that, I'm afraid). > >- Richard. Thanks for the hint - tried other protocols (eventually, all of them); some give different results; none work properly. The trackball (Trust Ami Track Dual Scroll) claims to be IntelliMouse compatible, but that protocol doesn't work either. Trust don't support Linux at all; I didn't know that when I bought the trackball. Think it might be something to do with some form of handshaking. cat /dev/psaux, or hexdump /dev/psaux, gives loads of stuff with the trackball and nothing at all with an ordinary PS/2 mouse (genuine IBM) (which _does_ work in X). The trackball _does_ work in Windoze with just the bog-standard mouse driver (apart from the scroll wheels) so there can't be too far to go. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]