On Monday 03 December 2001 22:04, you wrote:
> Hi List
>
> I need a bit of help here. I have scournged a PI 133 Mhz board & cpu.
> I have been
> able to install ew 3.1 and works fine except no mouse. I have tried both
> com1 & com2
> with a ps/2 mouse adaptor. I have 2 rats here, one track ball from
> Logitek, I use this
> with all my systems, & a M$ intellimouse scroller. Both are operational on
> other systems.
> the mobo has a usb port and a 8 pin dual inline connector, unmarked. I
> have tried everything I know other than buying another serial rat, no
> money here, out of work
>
> now, what would be helpfull if any body has them are the serial port &
> ps/2 mouse diagrams, power setting or etc. Ay help is appreciated. Could
> not find on the Net.
Been here, done this, got the T-shirt :-)
1. Make sure the node is correct: Here's mine
[root@genius /root]# ls -l /dev/mouse
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Aug 4 17:27 /dev/mouse -> psaux
[root@genius /root]# ls -l /dev/psaux
crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 1 Dec 4 08:17 /dev/psaux
Mine's mandrake (like Red Hat). Other systems may use different names for the
ps/2 port. Beware also of the spelling of ps2; I think gpm accepts PS/2 or
ps2 only.
2. Read a bit in 'man gpm' - punishment I know, but it's worth it
3. Try with dd # dd if=<short_file> of=/dev/mouse bs=100 count=1
If it says 'no such device' rebuild your kernel (yes!) and put in ps/2 support
Correct response is to say
1 + 1 records in
1 + 1 records out or something like that
4. Type # dd if=/dev/mouse of=/dev/null bs=100 count=1, but get the mouse
moving before you hit return.
5. Vary 3 & 4 above to find out if you can where the mouse or the error is
(e.g. try /dev/mouse, /dev/psaux, /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, etc)
Keep us informed.
--
Regards,
Declan Moriarty
Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius
A Slightly Serious(TM) Company
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