> [ It seems my attempt to reply via mail was rejected, > so I sent it once more using the forum web site ]
[ so I am resending my reply, just in case _it_ didn't come through ] Juergen Keil wrote: > Bill wrote: > >> J?rgen Keil wrote: >>>> Any change on this. I can not get the mouse (V450) to >>>> work either. [snip] >> Sorry to jump into the middle of this, but I haven't been able >> to dig up the original thread... > > The thread started here: > > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=21920 > > > JC Van Nieuwenhoven complained that the Logitech v450 optical > mouse was not recognized. The /var/adm/messages file on his > system showed an USB mouse hid device was detected, but > (I guess) apparently no mouse events are seen by the X server. > JC Van Nieuwenhoven was running Solaris 10 x86 11/06. > > > Daniel Liston and Ross Plews seem to agree, Logitech v450 doesn't > work with Solaris. But they didn't tell us which Solaris release > they are using. > > >> I just tried a V450 on a ThinkPad T61 running snv_64a 64 bit and >> it works just fine, including the scroll wheel. > > Aha, you're running OpenSolaris. That might explain why it works > for you, but not for JC Van Nieuwenhoven. > > Your v450 mouse is connected via USB? Or is it connected on a > PS/2 port (using some USB<->PS/2 adapter)? Just using the V450's little USB receiver fob. (Significant of nothing (probably) when I plug it into my Intel D945GCZ deskside, it goes into a death spiral w/endless debounce errors in Linux. Actually locks up Windows XP. Maybe 10% of the time. The rest of the time it works fine. I don't think I can blame this on the mouse...) Bill -- -------------------------------------------- William D Waddington Bainbridge Island, WA, USA william.waddington at beezmo.com -------------------------------------------- "Even bugs...are unexpected signposts on the long road of creativity..." - Ken Burtch
