Re: Mouse

[Hanno Böttcher]

What distribution do you use?
There are several tools for doing this or you can look at /etc/gpm.conf
(i think that's the config file if you use gpm what's the standard)

Hanno


- Original Message -
From: Ales Jerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Debian User List 
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Mouse


> Hello!
> I have one question.
> How to set mouse as serial device and not as PS/2 device?
> Because on the startup it shows that mouse is connected to PS/2, but it is
> not. So, where to change it?
> Bye,
> Ales Jerman
> from Slovenia
>
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Re: Mouse

[Ales Jerman]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, [iso-8859-1] Hanno Böttcher wrote:

> What distribution do you use?
Debian, of course!

> There are several tools for doing this or you can look at /etc/gpm.conf
There is no file with this name.
Bye,

Ales Jerman
from Slovenia

Re: Mouse

[Hanno Böttcher]

Under Debian the command is named "gpmconfig".

Hanno
- Original Message -
From: Ales Jerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Debian User List 
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Mouse


> Hello!
> I have one question.
> How to set mouse as serial device and not as PS/2 device?
> Because on the startup it shows that mouse is connected to PS/2, but it is
> not. So, where to change it?
> Bye,
> Ales Jerman
> from Slovenia
>
>
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Re: Mouse

[Ales Jerman]

- Original Message -
From: "Hanno Böttcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Debian User List" 
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: Mouse

> Under Debian the command is named "gpmconfig".

I run it, but now the mouse works only in shell (Ctrl+Alt+F1), and not in X 
server
(Ctrl+Alt+F7). What am I doing wrong?
Does anybody know any link about remote X login? - How to set up things.
Thank you!
Bye,

Ales Jerman

Re: Mouse

[John Foster]

Ales Jerman wrote:
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Hanno Böttcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Debian User List" 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Mouse
> 
> > Under Debian the command is named "gpmconfig".
> 
> I run it, but now the mouse works only in shell (Ctrl+Alt+F1), and not in X 
> server
> (Ctrl+Alt+F7). What am I doing wrong?
> Does anybody know any link about remote X login? - How to set up things.
> Thank you!
> Bye,
> 
> Ales Jerman
-REPLY-
The mouse should be /dev/gpmdata for it to work inte startup file
/etc/x11/XF86Config.
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Re: Mouse

[Brian Frederick Kimball]

John Foster wrote:

> The mouse should be /dev/gpmdata for it to work inte startup file
> /etc/x11/XF86Config.

For years I've had both gpm and X use /dev/psaux directly with no
problems.  Why am I successful when others aren't?  Does it depend on
the type of mouse?

Re: Mouse

[John Foster]

Brian Frederick Kimball wrote:
> 
> John Foster wrote:
> 
> > The mouse should be /dev/gpmdata for it to work inte startup file
> > /etc/x11/XF86Config.
> 
> For years I've had both gpm and X use /dev/psaux directly with no
> problems.  Why am I successful when others aren't?  Does it depend on
> the type of mouse?
-REPLY-
There was recently released a new version of gpm into Debian 2,2r2. If
you have since upgraded and since you use a ps2 mouse; the new version
will NOT work. You will need to dl the sources for gpm and recompile it
on your system in order for it to work. I had to do that also. This is a
known bug. See mail archives from last month for more details.
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Re: Mouse

[David Steinberg]

On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, John Foster wrote:

> There was recently released a new version of gpm into Debian 2,2r2. If
> you have since upgraded and since you use a ps2 mouse; the new version
> will NOT work. You will need to dl the sources for gpm and recompile it
> on your system in order for it to work. I had to do that also. This is a
> known bug. See mail archives from last month for more details.

I'm not sure, but I think you might be mistaken.  As I recall, there is no
real problem with the gpm in potato, but just that it's default
configuration has changed.

Take a look at /etc/gpm.conf (which is read by /etc/init.d/gpm when it 
starts gpm).  If you find a line that starts with "repeat_type=",  delete
whatever comes after the equals sign, and the script will stop using the
"-R" option on gpm.  I found that when gpm stopped trying to act as a
repeater in graphics mode, X was able to access /dev/psaux directly.

Maybe I was just lucky, or maybe I'm not using the same version of gpm
(I'm using 1.17.8-18), but that was my experience.  Hope it helps.

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Re: Mouse ...

[Glenn Becker]

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At 3:21pm on Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Danilo C. M. Marques wrote:

>   Hello for everyone !
> 
>   I have a Genius three button serial mouse. I'm running both gpm
> and X but the mouse NO WORKS neither console or X. I already tried to
> manipulate the gpmconfig (yeah, I already looked at man's
> pages) unsuccessfully ! 
> 
>   I'm very grateful for any help,
> 
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Re: Mouse ...

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Glenn Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> there's another sig over four lines long. look out!
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Re: Mouse ...

[Osamu Aoki]

I used to use one and have GENEUS mouse in my jank box.
If my memory is correct.

It works as MS if power was turned on with some button clicked,
otherwise it is mouse system mouse.

Try both.  You might get luckey.

I use logitech 3 button PS2.  Workg great.

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 03:21:08PM -0300, Danilo C. M. Marques wrote:
>   Hello for everyone !
> 
>   I have a Genius three button serial mouse. I'm running both gpm
> and X but the mouse NO WORKS neither console or X. I already tried to
> manipulate the gpmconfig (yeah, I already looked at man's
> pages) unsuccessfully ! 
> 
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Re: Mouse

[Mike]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I seem to be having some problems config my mouse under X.  I have a 
> Microsoft serial mouse and choose
> /dev/mouse and Microsoft under XF86Setup.  On startx I get the error
> Cannot open mouse (no such file or directory)
> Any ideas?

At a guess that sound like the /dev/mouse symlink doesn't exist.  Presuming
that's the case, you have two options.

1) Reconfig X to point at the "real" mouse location or
2) Make a /dev/mouse symlink that points at the real mouse location.

My suggestion is 2.

To see if you have the /dev/mouse try just doing:

ls -l /dev/mouse

and see what happens.  On my system, I get:

hal9000:~$ ls -l /dev/mouse
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root5 Sep 26 22:18 /dev/mouse -> psaux

which means that the /dev/mouse symlink points at the PS/2 port.  And since
my trackball is a PS/2 device that's where it should point.

So the first thing you need to do is figure out which serial port your mouse
is plugged into.  It's most likely either ttyS0 or ttyS1.  Once you've
figured that out, create the symlink by doing:

ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/mouse

where you replace x with the correct number for the port your mouse is
plugged into.  Then restart X and all should be well.
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Re: Mouse

[Bob Nielsen]

On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 08:42:33PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I seem to be having some problems config my mouse under X.  I have a 
> Microsoft serial mouse and choose
> /dev/mouse and Microsoft under XF86Setup.  On startx I get the error
> Cannot open mouse (no such file or directory)
> Any ideas?
> 

Is /dev/mouse a symbolic link to the appropriate serial port?

Bob

Re: Mouse

[Eileen Orbell]

Okay I have to ask and I guess Bob wanted me to because he never suggested 
how!!

How do I /dev/mouse a symbolic link to the appropriate serial port.

Once again thanks

At 05:50 PM 2/28/2001 -0800, you wrote:

On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 08:42:33PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I seem to be having some problems config my mouse under X.  I have a
> Microsoft serial mouse and choose
> /dev/mouse and Microsoft under XF86Setup.  On startx I get the error
> Cannot open mouse (no such file or directory)
> Any ideas?
>

Is /dev/mouse a symbolic link to the appropriate serial port?

Bob


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Re: Mouse

[David Bellows]

Eileen Orbell wrote:
> 
> Okay I have to ask and I guess Bob wanted me to because he never suggested
> how!!
> How do I /dev/mouse a symbolic link to the appropriate serial port.
> 
> Once again thanks
> 
>
Hello,

ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse

If ttyS0 doesn't work try ttyS1, ttyS2, or ttyS3

Good luck,

David Bellows

Re: Mouse

[Christoph Simon]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 22:05:53 -0500
Eileen Orbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Okay I have to ask and I guess Bob wanted me to because he never suggested 
> how!!
> How do I /dev/mouse a symbolic link to the appropriate serial port.

cd /dev
rm -f mouse
ln -s ttyS0 mouse

If it doesn't work, try

cd /dev
rm -f mouse
ln -s ttyS1 mouse

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Re: mouse

[Raymond Wood]

Hi,
One suggestion:
o check to make sure /dev/mouse is symlinked to /dev/psaux e.g.
  ls -l /dev/mouse
o if no symlink exists, then do:
  rm -f /dev/mouse && ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse

HTH,
R.

On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 06:55:52PM -0600, Ruth McCreery wrote:
> I have installed debian 2.1 on a Gateway PC-Plato MB, ps2 mouse, standard 
> keyboard. I left the configurations just as the set-up recommended them (I've 
> been using Slackware and was unfamiliar with Debian's protocols). I got all 
> the way through the set-up including the Xwindows set up. The only problem is 
> that the mouse won't move on the screen in response to the mouse on the pad. 
> The XF86Config put a mouse at /dev/mouse-still no mouse action after 
> setup-the mouse doesn't have a pointer, just an X on the screen. Is there 
> something I can do? Have I missed configuring the mouse port? I'm really at a 
> loss. This machine will run Slakware, Suse, Red Hat and Caldera, but i can't 
> get a mouse to work on it. Thanks for your help.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Re: mouse

[Jed Strauss]

On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 06:55:52PM -0600, Ruth McCreery wrote:
> I have installed debian 2.1 on a Gateway PC-Plato MB, ps2 mouse, standard 
> keyboard. I left the configurations just as the set-up recommended them (I've 
> been using Slackware and was unfamiliar with Debian's protocols). I got all 
> the way through the set-up including the Xwindows set up. The only problem is 
> that the mouse won't move on the screen in response to the mouse on the pad. 
> The XF86Config put a mouse at /dev/mouse-still no mouse action after 
> setup-the mouse doesn't have a pointer, just an X on the screen. Is there 
> something I can do? Have I missed configuring the mouse port? I'm really at a 
> loss. This machine will run Slakware, Suse, Red Hat and Caldera, but i can't 
> get a mouse to work on it. Thanks for your help.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]

If you are also running gpm (console mouse application), try commenting the 
line that says 'repeat_type=ms3" or such in the file /etc/gpm.conf. This file 
is parsed by the gpm startup script and sets the -R flag (see man page for 
gpm). On my installation (debian 2.2), this field was automatically set. It is 
really only needed when using a bus mouse to get gpm and X window to play 
together.

Re: mouse

[Eric G . Miller]

On Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 10:09:32PM -0400, Chris Mason wrote:
> I'm installing corel linux on yet another machine, this time for a web
> server, and from the start the mouse did not work. It's a standard two
> button mouse, com1 interface, works under windows, so why would corel
> not initialize this mouse?  How do I install the mouse?  Thanks

Never heard of a standard two-button mouse.  You'll need to be a little
more specific.  When you say "com1" I'm guessing you mean the serial
interface /dev/ttyS0.  So, try that as the device for starters.  Then,
you may need to use something like the Bus Mouse or Logitech Mouse
driver.  If you have XF86Setup installed or (Xmseconfig for just mouse
properties) try playing around with different settings until you find
one that works (you'll want to enable "Emulate 3 button mouse").

If you still can't get it to work, please specify the exact type of
mouse and the interface it connects to (guessing serial port).

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Re: mouse

[Christopher S. Swingley]

> I got the xwindows to work but the mouse is not working.  I use the
> Microsoft mouse driver when I setup the mouse but it seems like that does
> not work. Can anyone help me with this problem.

I don't have enough information to really help you, but if your mouse
plugs into your PS/2 port, 95% of the time you choose the PS/2
protocol and /dev/psaux as your device in /etc/X11/XF86config:

Protocol"PS/2"
Device  "/dev/psaux"

If it's not a PS/2 mouse, you might consider running 

/usr/bin/X11/XF86Setup

because it lets you fiddle with mouse properties until the mouse works.

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Re: Mouse

[Patrick Schnorbus]

ps/2 mouse ore usb? if usb you need some extra kernel features. does 
/dev/input/mice exist? if not, you need to create it with mknod. does gpm run?

patrick

On Sunday, 21. October 2001 18:43, Bob Underwood wrote:
> I have an interesting situation with the mouse on the little woman's box. I
> recently swapped her old two-button for a three-button Logitech mouse.  The
> new mouse doesn't work on her box, but it does on mine.  The relevant
> sections of the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file are identical.   Early on, I did
> notice that her keyboard was wrongly identified as pc105 (instead of
> pc101), so I corrected that, restarted the X server and it worked until the
> next time she booted.
>
> So, for now, she's back to the two button mouse.  This is on the most
> current woody, with KDE.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> from XF86Config-4
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>   Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
>   Driver  "mouse"
>   Option  "CorePointer"
>   Option  "Device""/dev/psaux"
>   Option  "Protocol"  "PS/2"
>   Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
>   Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>   Identifier  "Generic Mouse"
>   Driver  "mouse"
>   Option  "SendCoreEvents""true"
>   Option  "Device""/dev/input/mice"
>   Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
>   Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
>   Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
>
> tia
>
> bob

Re: Mouse

[Bob Underwood]

the mouse is ps/2 and GPM is not installed on either box.  also there is no 
/dev/input/* on either box..  what puzzles me is why it runs on one and not 
the other.

bob


On Sunday 21 October 2001 13:24, you wrote:
> ps/2 mouse ore usb? if usb you need some extra kernel features. does
> /dev/input/mice exist? if not, you need to create it with mknod. does gpm
> run?
>
> patrick
>
> On Sunday, 21. October 2001 18:43, Bob Underwood wrote:
> > I have an interesting situation with the mouse on the little woman's box.
> > I recently swapped her old two-button for a three-button Logitech mouse. 
> > The new mouse doesn't work on her box, but it does on mine.  The relevant
> > sections of the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file are identical.   Early on, I
> > did notice that her keyboard was wrongly identified as pc105 (instead of
> > pc101), so I corrected that, restarted the X server and it worked until
> > the next time she booted.
> >
> > So, for now, she's back to the two button mouse.  This is on the most
> > current woody, with KDE.  Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > from XF86Config-4
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> > Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
> > Driver  "mouse"
> > Option  "CorePointer"
> > Option  "Device""/dev/psaux"
> > Option  "Protocol"  "PS/2"
> > Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
> > Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> > Identifier  "Generic Mouse"
> > Driver  "mouse"
> > Option  "SendCoreEvents""true"
> > Option  "Device""/dev/input/mice"
> > Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
> > Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
> > Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> >
> > tia
> >
> > bob

Re: Mouse

[Patrick Schnorbus]

does your kernel have support for ps/2 mice?

what about reconfiguring X11, deleting mice's sections and replace it with:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "CorePointer"
Option  "Device""/dev/psaux"
Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
EndSection

and...don't worry. i've had lots of trouble with my mouse on debian. but it 
does work not :)

regards,
patrick




On Sunday, 21. October 2001 20:17, Bob Underwood wrote:
> the mouse is ps/2 and GPM is not installed on either box.  also there is no
> /dev/input/* on either box..  what puzzles me is why it runs on one and not
> the other.
>
> bob
>
> On Sunday 21 October 2001 13:24, you wrote:
> > ps/2 mouse ore usb? if usb you need some extra kernel features. does
> > /dev/input/mice exist? if not, you need to create it with mknod. does gpm
> > run?
> >
> > patrick
> >
> > On Sunday, 21. October 2001 18:43, Bob Underwood wrote:
> > > I have an interesting situation with the mouse on the little woman's
> > > box. I recently swapped her old two-button for a three-button Logitech
> > > mouse. The new mouse doesn't work on her box, but it does on mine.  The
> > > relevant sections of the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file are identical.  
> > > Early on, I did notice that her keyboard was wrongly identified as
> > > pc105 (instead of pc101), so I corrected that, restarted the X server
> > > and it worked until the next time she booted.
> > >
> > > So, for now, she's back to the two button mouse.  This is on the most
> > > current woody, with KDE.  Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > from XF86Config-4
> > >
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >   Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
> > >   Driver  "mouse"
> > >   Option  "CorePointer"
> > >   Option  "Device""/dev/psaux"
> > >   Option  "Protocol"  "PS/2"
> > >   Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
> > >   Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >   Identifier  "Generic Mouse"
> > >   Driver  "mouse"
> > >   Option  "SendCoreEvents""true"
> > >   Option  "Device""/dev/input/mice"
> > >   Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
> > >   Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
> > >   Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> > >
> > > tia
> > >
> > > bob

Re: mouse

[Greg Wooledge]

Jianbo Wang ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

> I am using potato with kernel 2.2.12. After I change my mouse (ps2), I
> cannot use it. There is a cross fixed in the center of the screen.

Make sure you compiled PS/2 mouse support into your 2.2.12 kernel.  It's
not there by default.

The .config file option to look for is CONFIG_PSMOUSE.  I can't remember
what it's called in menuconfig.

Then use /dev/psaux for your mouse device.

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Re: mouse

[Andrei Ivanov]

Very simple. Get the COM port where the mouse is from Windows. Then just
follow a simple formula : Com1=/dev/ttyS0, Com2=/dev/ttyS1 and so on. That
is the serial port that you put in when xf86config asks you for mouse
port. For protocol you select Microsoft Serial (or something like that,
it's #1 there, I think).
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Re: mouse

[aphro]

try XF86Setup... ??

For ages i tried xf86config, and never figured it out, then i found
XF86Setup, which seems to be..rather poorly documented as its so rare to
see someone using it. it should autodetect it if its a MS serial mouse
(ps/2 is not autodetected by xf86setup)

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On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Kurt Taylor wrote:

> I resently install slink for the first time.  I can't
> figure out how to get it to recognize my 
> mouse when running xf86config.  I have a microsoft
> serial mouse.  Does anyone 
> know how to configure a serial mouse?
> 
> Thanks,
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Re: Mouse

[Jonathan Heaney]

Eric Hagglund wrote:

> How may I get the wheel on my Intellimouse to work in
> a Linux environment? I have never been able to get it
> to function. Does anyone know of a way to enable this
> hardware?
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you have to set gpm and x to use imps/2 protocol, and install imwheel (I know 
it's in
potato, dunno about slink).  imwheel needs to be started before x, I put it in 
my
.xsession file just before the exec (windowmanager) line.

if it's a USB mouse, you'll probably have to move to a 2.3.x kernel, I had to, 
imps/2
wouldn't work for me with 2.2.x USB.

Re: Mouse

[Nitebirdz]

Eric,


Download imwheel and install it.  Here is their URL:

http://solaris1.mysolution.com/~jcatki/imwheel/

It is easy to install, and it works fine for me.



Nitebirdz 



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> How may I get the wheel on my Intellimouse to work in
> a Linux environment? I have never been able to get it
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Re: mouse

[Karsten M. Self]

on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, Andre Ferreira ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

<...>

> Question is?
> What is the device and protocol for a mouse with 2 buttons and a scrool
> connected by a ps/2.

PS/2 or IMPS/2, "Intellimouse" under XF86v4.  See
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.mouse.gz

I'd also disable or remove GPM.

> I has tring to install X, but it faills were. There were errors in the
> istall.
> sorry for bad englihs and thacks.

There is a Portuguese-language debian-user list:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-portuguese/

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Re: mouse

[Erik Steffl]

sela wrote:
I am going to sound like a goof ball but, my mouse roller working in the 
wrong direction  mean scrolling up will take down and vice verse.


here is my  debian XF86Config-4 , which work wrong:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "CorePointer"
Option  "Device""/dev/psaux"
Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
EndSection

and here is my RH XF86config which works just fine with the same mouse



Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "Mouse0"
   Driver  "mouse"
   Option  "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
   Option  "Device" "/dev/psaux"
   Option  "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
   Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "no"






BTW i am not emulating 3 buttons on the debian.. anyone ? anyone 
? :)


  did you try to replace non-working debian config by working redhat 
config? (just the mouse section)


erik


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Re: mouse

[Diogene Laerce]

On 01/28/2015 03:28 PM, Ivan Petrov wrote:
> After dkms installation of proprietary nvidia drivers mouse start to
> work very bad. Double click too fast, too inaccurate.
> Maybe I can change it in my xorg.conf section:
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> # generated from default
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "auto"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> lxde + wheezy x86_64

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Re: mouse

[Ivan Petrov]

28.01.2015 22:47, Diogene Laerce пишет:


On 01/28/2015 03:28 PM, Ivan Petrov wrote:

After dkms installation of proprietary nvidia drivers mouse start to
work very bad. Double click too fast, too inaccurate.
Maybe I can change it in my xorg.conf section:

Section "InputDevice"
 # generated from default
 Identifier "Mouse0"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "Protocol" "auto"
 Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
 Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

lxde + wheezy x86_64


And did you have any progress ?


no


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Re: mouse

[Sophoklis Goumas]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 18:09, Frank McCormick  wrote:
> ...
> I am running Sid up to date..and noticed this morning that I have
> lost the ability to right click on the Gnome desktop and get the
> usual menu. There doesn't seem to be anything in the mouse controls
> menu to do with this problem.
> Any ideas ?
>

Move your mouse cursor to a blank spot on your desktop (an area with no icons).
Try either hitting the menu key [1] (a key that has a menu imprint [2] on it)
or Shift-F10.

Does the menu appear?

Sophoklis

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_key
[2] http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/content/shortcut-menu-key.gif


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Re: mouse

[Frank McCormick]

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> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 18:09, Frank McCormick  
> wrote:
> > ...
> > I am running Sid up to date..and noticed this morning that I have
> > lost the ability to right click on the Gnome desktop and get the
> > usual menu. There doesn't seem to be anything in the mouse controls
> > menu to do with this problem.
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> 
> Move your mouse cursor to a blank spot on your desktop (an area with no 
> icons).
> Try either hitting the menu key [1] (a key that has a menu imprint [2] on it)
> or Shift-F10.
> 
> Does the menu appear?

  Nope. The system is ignoring right (or for that matter any) clicks
on the desktop. Right clicking works in other places, such as
Nautilus.

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Re: mouse

[Frank McCormick]

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> Sophoklis Goumas  wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 18:09, Frank McCormick  
> > wrote:
> > > ...
> > > I am running Sid up to date..and noticed this morning that I have
> > > lost the ability to right click on the Gnome desktop and get the
> > > usual menu. There doesn't seem to be anything in the mouse controls
> > > menu to do with this problem.
> > > Any ideas ?
> > >
> > 
> > Move your mouse cursor to a blank spot on your desktop (an area with no 
> > icons).
> > Try either hitting the menu key [1] (a key that has a menu imprint [2] on 
> > it)
> > or Shift-F10.
> > 
> > Does the menu appear?
> 
>   Nope. The system is ignoring right (or for that matter any) clicks
> on the desktop. Right clicking works in other places, such as
> Nautilus.


  Whoops. I had forgotten I had trned off Nautilus control of the
desktop...you not only lose your icons, you lose the right click
menu, which makes sense for the Creating a launcher item...but less
sense for other items.
Anyway Gnome 3.0 is coming :) 

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Re: Mouse

[Rev. Joseph Carter]

On Fri, May 08, 1998 at 06:51:02PM -0600, Chris Betz wrote:
> My mouse is currently a "Microsoft Serial Mouse with Wheel", at least
> according to windows. I have it plugged into the Com1 port on my
> computer. I'm a newbie, and I can't seem to get xwindows to recognise my
> mouse even if I go through all the options for Microsoft Mouse ports. It
> just doesn't respond. Any suggestions?

You have a symlink /dev/mouse pointing at /dev/ttyS0?  If not make one. 
Become root and type:  ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse

That'd be my first guess, that you're trying to use /dev/mouse and it's not
there or that you're using ttyS1, COM1==ttyS0.


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Re: Mouse

[vaidhy]

Did you do 'make modules;make modules_install'? Did you also run
depmod-a?. 

If yes, then looks to me like you never loaded the module. You can do it at 
boot or whenever you wish. Try typing insmod module name(eg:ppp.o for ppp).

Regards,
Vaidhy


>   When i compile the kernel with the mouse support as a module, X doesnt 
> want to start ("cannot find mouse port" or something).
>   What does this mean??
> 
> 1) To use a mouse under X, it should be installed NOT as a module.
> 2) I have to do more configuring stuff, to make the modules work.
> 3) None of the above
> 
> Im almost sure its (2), becouse i dont get the idea of how to make the 
> modules stuff work...
> 
> When i compile the ppp option as a module, then i put "pon", and plog 
> said kernel doesnt support ppp. Is this the same answer to the mouse??


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Re: mouse

[servis]

*- Rick Knebel wrote about "mouse"
| Hi,
| I have been playing around with debian 1.3.1 in anticipation of getting 2.0
| in a couple of days.
| I have set up X on my computer many times without diffuculties.
| When I try to start X It  keeps crashing with the message cannot find mouse.
| My mouse is on ttyS0 and is a microsoft compatible two button serial mouse.
| At least that is how I set it up in redhat and caldera.
| Any suggestions.

Can you show us the Pointer section of your XF86Config and the exact
error messages from X?

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Re: mouse

[Rick Knebel]

On Thu, Aug 27, 1998 at 07:24:18PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> *- Rick Knebel wrote about "mouse"
> | Hi,
> | I have been playing around with debian 1.3.1 in anticipation of getting 2.0
> | in a couple of days.
> | I have set up X on my computer many times without diffuculties.
> | When I try to start X It  keeps crashing with the message cannot find mouse.
> | My mouse is on ttyS0 and is a microsoft compatible two button serial mouse.
> | At least that is how I set it up in redhat and caldera.
> | Any suggestions.
> 
> Can you show us the Pointer section of your XF86Config and the exact
> error messages from X
Protocol "Microsoft"
Device "/dev/ttyS0"

Error  Cannot open mouse (No such file or directory)







 
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[servis]

*- Rick Knebel wrote about "Re: mouse"
| On Thu, Aug 27, 1998 at 07:24:18PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| > *- Rick Knebel wrote about "mouse"
| > | Hi,
| > | I have been playing around with debian 1.3.1 in anticipation of getting 
2.0
| > | in a couple of days.
| > | I have set up X on my computer many times without diffuculties.
| > | When I try to start X It  keeps crashing with the message cannot find 
mouse.
| > | My mouse is on ttyS0 and is a microsoft compatible two button serial 
mouse.
| > | At least that is how I set it up in redhat and caldera.
| > | Any suggestions.
| > 
| > Can you show us the Pointer section of your XF86Config and the exact
| > error messages from X
| Protocol "Microsoft"
| Device "/dev/ttyS0"
| 
| Error  Cannot open mouse (No such file or directory)
| 

Hmmm, does the kernel detect the serial ports at boot, is serial
support compiled in or in a module?  What does dmesg say?  I get the
following for my serial port(0) and modem(3) at boot(serial support
compiled in).

Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled
tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
tty03 at 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A

Does gpm work?

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Re: Mouse

[Carl Mummert]

A bus mouse is actually /dev/psaux.  You will need to 
'modprobe psaux' to install the kernel driver for this
device.

Carl

Re: Mouse

[Buddha Buck]

> I have a HP Vectra with a bus mouse.  When I run XF86Setup I cannot get the
> mouse to move.  I have read in Linux documentation that /dev/mouse should be
> linked to /dev/ca[01].  I cannot find these device drivers.  What should I
> be doing to make this happen?

I think you can't find /dev/ca[01] because it actually says 
/dev/cau[01], and that would be wrong anyway, for two reasons, one 
relevant here, and one not.

The suggestion to use /dev/cua[01] is for if you have a serial mouse, 
not a bus mouse.  Since you have a bus mouse, it is wrong for that 
reason.  It is also wrong because the /dev/cua[01] are considered a 
design mistake by the kernel developers, and they have dropped official 
support for them a -long- time ago.  It's just that not all the 
documentation that refers to them has been properly updated.

The Busmouse Howto says that Linux only supports four busmouse 
interfaces -- Inport (aka Microsoft), Logitech, PS/2, and ATI-XL.  If 
your mouse connects to a special card in your machine, it could be 
Inport, Logitech, ATI-XL, or none of the above.  If it plugs into a 
small round connector that looks like your keyboard connector, it's a 
PS/2 mouse.

If it's PS/2, you can use /dev/psaux.  You may have to compile in 
kernel support, however.


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Re: Mouse

[Ronnie Gauthier]

install gpm

Ronnie

At 03:11 PM 7/27/99 -0400, Buddha Buck wrote:
>> I have a HP Vectra with a bus mouse.  When I run XF86Setup I cannot get the
>> mouse to move.  I have read in Linux documentation that /dev/mouse
should be
>> linked to /dev/ca[01].  I cannot find these device drivers.  What should I
>> be doing to make this happen?

Re: mouse

[Paul Wade]

On Fri, 16 May 1997, Mark Bathie wrote:

> Just a simple question. How do i instally my mouse for use with debian &
> X11. Please don't RTFM.
> Thanx.

If it's a serial port mouse install the gpm package first. If that works
then configure X11 for your system.

Just a simple question. What does RTFM mean? I lost my code book.

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Re: mouse

[E.L. Meijer (Eric)]

> Just a simple question. What does RTFM mean? I lost my code book.

File: jargon.info, Node: RTFM, Next: RTFS, Prev: RTFB, Up: = R =

:RTFM: /R-T-F-M/ /imp./  [Unix] Acronym for `Read The Fucking
   Manual'.  1. Used by {guru}s to brush off questions they
   consider trivial or annoying.  Compare {Don't do that, then!}.
   2. Used when reporting a problem to indicate that you aren't just
   asking out of {randomness}.  "No, I can't figure out how to
   interface Unix to my toaster, and yes, I have RTFM."  Unlike
   sense 1, this use is considered polite.  See also {FM},
   {RTFAQ}, {RTFB}, {RTFS}, {RTM}, all of which mutated
   from RTFM, and compare {UTSL}.

More interesting hacker usage can be found in the jargon info file,
which is in its own debian package.  Highly recommended.  A lot of
FAQ-s are found on an ftp-site actually called rtfm.mit.edu.  Also
worth a visit.

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Re: mouse

[Paul Wade]

On Fri, 16 May 1997, E.L. Meijer (Eric) wrote:

> > Just a simple question. What does RTFM mean? I lost my code book.
> 
> File: jargon.info, Node: RTFM, Next: RTFS, Prev: RTFB, Up: = R =
> 
> :RTFM: /R-T-F-M/ /imp./  [Unix] Acronym for `Read The Fucking
>Manual'.  1. Used by {guru}s to brush off questions they
>consider trivial or annoying.  Compare {Don't do that, then!}.
>2. Used when reporting a problem to indicate that you aren't just
>asking out of {randomness}.  "No, I can't figure out how to
>interface Unix to my toaster, and yes, I have RTFM."  Unlike
>sense 1, this use is considered polite.  See also {FM},
>{RTFAQ}, {RTFB}, {RTFS}, {RTM}, all of which mutated
>from RTFM, and compare {UTSL}.
> 
> More interesting hacker usage can be found in the jargon info file,
> which is in its own debian package.  Highly recommended.  A lot of
> FAQ-s are found on an ftp-site actually called rtfm.mit.edu.  Also
> worth a visit.

This helps, but leads me to wonder: I have an IBM keyboard and it has a
row of keys labeled F1F12?

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Re: mouse

[Jens B. Jorgensen]

Mark Bathie wrote:
> 
> Just a simple question. How do i instally my mouse for use with debian &
> X11. Please don't RTFM.
> Thanx.
> 

We can help. However


I am constantly amazed that people come asking questions about how
they can get X to work without supplying any specific information.
My simple answer to to your simple question: put the proper lines
in the X server configuration file. Just as this answer is meaningless
and unhelpful to you, your question is meaningless and unhelpful
to someone who might try to help you without detailed information.


Anyway. First we need to know what kind of mouse you have. Does it
connect through the serial port? through your ATI video card?
through a MS Busmouse card? througe a little 9-pin round connector
next to your keyboard connector?

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Re: mouse

[Nathan E Norman]

Mark Bathie wrote:
> 
> Just a simple question. How do i instally my mouse for use with debian &
> X11. Please don't RTFM.
> Thanx.
> 

Ok, I won't RTFM.  You probably ought to, however.

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Re: mouse

[Ralph Winslow]

Paul Wade wrote:
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> On Fri, 16 May 1997, Mark Bathie wrote:
> 
> > Just a simple question. How do i instally my mouse for use with debian &
> > X11. Please don't RTFM.
> > Thanx.
> 
> If it's a serial port mouse install the gpm package first. If that works
> then configure X11 for your system.
> 
> Just a simple question. What does RTFM mean? I lost my code book.

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Re: mouse

[Oliver Elphick]

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes:
  >Hi,
  >
  >Anyone have any experience with the "Logitech TrackMan" mouse? I can't
  >seem to get the thing to work right either with X or with gpm. Does it use
  >the Logitech MouseMan protocal? Microsoft Protocal?

I use a Logitech TrackMan Marble trackball, which is a PS2 device (it has
a small round plug on the end of its cable).  If yours is similar, the
device should be /dev/psaux and the protocol is PS2.

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Re: mouse

[Kevin Conover]

I have a Trackman that is about 2 years old.  My gpm.conf file looks like
this: 

device=/dev/ttyS0
responsiveness=
type=bare
append=""

and the section from my XF86Config looks like this:

Section "Pointer"
Protocol"MouseMan"
Device  "/dev/mouse"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#Protocol   "Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice

#BaudRate   9600
#SampleRate 150

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)

#Emulate3Buttons
#Emulate3Timeout50

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#ChordMiddle

EndSection

->% cut here %<-

I don't know how "optimized" this is but it works for me. ;-)

HTH,
  
kc

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> To: debian-user@lists.DEBIAN.org
> Subject: mouse

> Anyone have any experience with the "Logitech TrackMan" mouse? I can't
> seem to get the thing to work right either with X or with gpm. Does it
> use the Logitech MouseMan protocal? Microsoft Protocal?


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Re: Mouse?

[Torsten Hilbrich]

Lazar Fleysher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hello everybody,
> 
> Unfortunately I have got this question about mice...
> 
> I have a 3-button Microsoft mouse and it works fine in text mode. But I
> could not get it to work under X-windows. Left and Right buttons seem to
> be O.K., but middle one. I can not even simulate it using other two.

I didn't know that 3 button MS mouse exist.

BTW: Do the middle button works in text mode?

> To resolve the problem (I know some mice are crazy) I tryed to change
> mouse to a different one, to logi. I know it works on Linux (it was
> checked on a different Linux machine), but when I run 
> 
> gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t logi
>  (dev ^^^ name is correct)
> I never get my prompt back... I have to Ctrl-C. I tried different
> baud rates using -b option, nothing helps.

You should try the protocols mman, ms, msc, mm too if not done yet.

> If somebody could suggest anything regarding either of these mice, I would
> be very thankful,

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Re: Mouse

[Justin Guerin]

On Thursday 30 September 2004 12:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm running Woody.  I have several machines connected via a Belkin KVM
> switch.  Works great.  The problem is that the wheel does not function on
> debian.  I'm not that concerned about it, because it does work, but it
> would be nice to be able to use the wheel to scroll.  thanks...

Check your XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file, and make sure your mouse has the 
z axis mapping options:
Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"

If it doesn't, add it (dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 or hand edit if you 
don't want to use debconf) and restart X.  If it does, post your entire 
pointer config section, and relevant parts of your XFree86.log file, and 
maybe we can help.  Also, let us know which applications you've tried to 
use the mouse wheel in.

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Re: Mouse

[Lazaro . Salem]

There is not support for busmice in the standard boot disk kernel.
Try 
# dmesg | grep -i mouse
to see if your mouse was detected by the installed kernel.

You will probably get no output, so you can confirm that the kernel 
does not know about your mouse. Otherwise you should see the line 
recognizing the bus mouse.

Solution: You will have to recompile the kernel (download the 
kernel-source_2.0.6.deb, etc, etc.)

If you have installed the linuxdoc package (check the name as my memory may not 
serve here) then try to look at the Busmouse howto (in Debian the doc is under 
/usr/doc/... ).

A last word... yes. it takes times to known any new OS... and since Linux + 
Debian are moving targets, that's the price you pay.
cheers,
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Subject: Mouse
Author:  debian-user@lists.debian.org at cclink
Date:17.09.96 05:25


Hi,
 
I've just installed the X11 distribution (xbase, xserver-s3 and xfntbase). 
When I try startx it comes back with "no mouse found" or a message to that 
effect.
 
I am using a Dell P120t with a bus mouse connected to the on board 
interface. I see quit a few "mouse" devices in /dev. Which one is active? 
How can I extract this information without having to turn to the experts?
 
A minor observation on the Web sites I have looked at so far with respect 
Linux and Debian. From my point of view as a UNIX user, 
DOS/Windows/Embedded programmer there is very little on-line information 
available that I can make sense of. Probably in 6 months time I'll 
understand about half of it Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, 
maybe the philosophy is only those who know can learn, maybe I don't have 
the right IQ, but the fact is that up till now I have come up to a brick 
wall. The information available in the HOWTOs is very good, but from an 
initial startup point of view, if things go wrong I need to browse through 
a couple of MB of data, not very productive.
 
As I said, maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, please any advice that 
may be advantageous.
 
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Re: Mouse

[Christian Schwarz]

By default, X11 uses /dev/mouse, I think.

So perhaps there is just a symlink
/dev/mouse -> /dev/ttyS0
missing. (Of course, you have to refer to the correct mouse device,
/dev/ttyS0 is "COM1", so if you have a bus mouse, you will have to change
this to the appropriate device.)

So doing something like this (as root)
ln -sf /dev/mousexyz /dev/mouse
will do the job.


Cheers,

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Re: mouse

[Birzan George Cristian]

On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 12:02:02PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> how can i get my wheelmouse to 'copy', or 'paste' in links?

Hold shift and apply normal procedures. :-)

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Re: mouse

[Rob Weir]

On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:29:31AM -0600, Marlin Unruh said
> Hi,
> 
> I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
> track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port. The
> track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
> 
> Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file? 

Yes.

> If so what should I try for the settings?
> 
> Device:

/dev/psaux

> Protocol:

Depends.  Does the README.Mouse mention it?

> Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.

mdetect.

> How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?

Depends on what you're talking about.  KDE? GNOME?

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Re: mouse

[Roberto Sanchez]

Marlin Unruh wrote:
Hi,

I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port. The
track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file? If so what should I try for
the settings?
Device:
Protocol:
Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.

How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?

-marlin unruh



How about posting your current XF86Config-4 file?

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RE: mouse

[Marlin Unruh]

Rob,

>> Protocol:

> Depends.  Does the README.Mouse mention it?

I don't know I will look at lunch when I am at home.

>> How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?

> Depends on what you're talking about.  KDE? GNOME?

I am using KDE. I had to mess around in the XF86Config-4 before I could even
get startx to start KDE. I would like to know how to move around without the
mouse just for convenience sake anyway. I am new to debian but have tried
red hat and suse some time back.

I understand that 'real men' use debian.

-marlin unruh

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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:29:31AM -0600, Marlin Unruh said
> Hi,
>
> I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
> track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port.
The
> track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
>
> Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file?

Yes.

> If so what should I try for the settings?
>
> Device:

/dev/psaux

> Protocol:

Depends.  Does the README.Mouse mention it?

> Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.

mdetect.

> How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?

Depends on what you're talking about.  KDE? GNOME?

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Re: mouse

[Kent West]

Marlin Unruh wrote:

Hi,

I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port. The
track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file? If so what should I try for
the settings?
Device:
Protocol:
Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.

How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?
 

First, decide if you want the mouse to work in both X (the GUI system) 
and in the text-only (VT - Virtual Terminal) console, or if you just 
want it in X.

If both:
   install/configure gpm
  device=/dev/psaux
  protocol= probably ps2, but you may need to experiment
  repeat type=raw
   apt-get reconfigure xserver-xfree86
  device=/dev/gpmdata
  protocol=same as what you set above (or see /etc/gpm.conf)
If just X,
   apt-get reconfigure xserver-xfree86
  device=/dev/psaux
  protocol=probably ps2, but you may need to experiment
To get to where you can run these apps, shell out to a VT (Ctrl-Alt-F2 
should do it). You'll want to stop your session manager (assuming you 
have one, like kdm or gdm - /etc/init.d/kdm stop); and restart it after 
making these changes (/etc/init.d/kdm start).

Now your mouse hopefully works.

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Re: mouse

[Kent West]

Marlin Unruh wrote:

How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?
 

Rob Wier wrote:

Depends on what you're talking about.  KDE? GNOME?

I am using KDE. I had to mess around in the XF86Config-4 before I could even
get startx to start KDE. I would like to know how to move around without the
mouse just for convenience sake anyway. I am new to debian but have tried
red hat and suse some time back.


I've never bothered to learn what hotkeys are available in KDE; I 
usually use icew, which is fairly keyboard friendly. When in KDE, I 
inevitably press Ctrl-Esc from habit expecing it to bring up the "K" 
menu, only to be faced with a graphical top type utility. So my 
impression of KDE from the little that I've used it is that it's not 
very keyboard friendly. But as I tried to imply above, that may just be 
my lack of research.

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RE: mouse

[Marlin Unruh]

Kent,

Thank you for the pointers on my mouse dilemma. I am currently at work, and
the machine is at home. I will give it a whirl ASAP.

I just built the box Saturday with new and spare parts and wanted to check
debian out, but can't get around without the mouse.

Is icew part of the debian install or is it from off the web? I would like
to look at it if you recommend it. I prefer programs that are less dependent
on a mouse. Hotkeys are so much faster.

Thanks,

-marlin

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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Marlin Unruh wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
>track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port. The
>track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
>
>Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file? If so what should I try for
>the settings?
>
>Device:
>Protocol:
>
>Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.
>
>How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?
>
>

First, decide if you want the mouse to work in both X (the GUI system)
and in the text-only (VT - Virtual Terminal) console, or if you just
want it in X.

If both:
install/configure gpm
   device=/dev/psaux
   protocol= probably ps2, but you may need to experiment
   repeat type=raw
apt-get reconfigure xserver-xfree86
   device=/dev/gpmdata
   protocol=same as what you set above (or see /etc/gpm.conf)

If just X,
apt-get reconfigure xserver-xfree86
   device=/dev/psaux
   protocol=probably ps2, but you may need to experiment

To get to where you can run these apps, shell out to a VT (Ctrl-Alt-F2
should do it). You'll want to stop your session manager (assuming you
have one, like kdm or gdm - /etc/init.d/kdm stop); and restart it after
making these changes (/etc/init.d/kdm start).

Now your mouse hopefully works.

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Re: mouse

[Kent West]

Marlin Unruh wrote:

Is icew part of the debian install or is it from off the web? I would like
to look at it if you recommend it. I prefer programs that are less dependent
on a mouse. Hotkeys are so much faster
Be aware, icewm is much less pretty and full-featured as KDE, but of 
course, that also means it loads faster and takes up less RAM. It's a 
trade-off.

There are lots of different window managers (wm's) available in Debian, 
such as icewm, sawfish (or is it sawmill now?), wmaker, fluxbox, twm, 
etc etc etc. KDE and Gnome are not just window managers, but entire 
desktop environments (DE); they have lots of "eye candy" and ease-of-use 
features. Some folks like this wm; some folks like that wm; some folks 
prefer the full DE; it's just a matter of personal preference. Try 'em all!

To get a feel for some of the wm's available:
   apt-cache search manager | grep window
To install some wm's:
apt-get install icewm icepref wmaker twm fluxbox
Once installed, restart your session manager (probably KDM or GDM or XDM 
or WDM):
   /etc/init.d/[kgxw]dm restart
where the letter in brackets is for whatever session manager you're 
using. After the restart, the various wm's should show up in the 
pull-down menu of KDM's login screen; the other session managers may 
have a similar feature; I'm not sure.

Or if for some reason that doesn't work, create a file named .xinitrc in 
your home directory, and put a single line it it for the wm you want to 
start; here's my current ~/.xinitrc file:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> cat .xinitrc
#sawfish &
icewm
#gnome-session
#startkde
#flwm &
#blackbox &
#fvwm95 &
#larswm &
#galeon
#while :; do galeon; done
#fvwm95
#xterm
#gnome-panel &
#twm
#wmaker
#xfwm
This way I can just uncomment whichever wm I want to fire up (there's 
some experimentation in there that won't do what you expect, but I'm too 
lazy to trim for educational purposes). Since most everything's 
commented out, this is the equivalent of:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> cat .xinitrc
icewm
Then if you execute "startx" or set KDM (or other session manager?) to 
load the "default", it'll start X with whatever wm you've specified in 
~/.xinitrc.

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Re: mouse

[kmark]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Marlin Unruh wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
> track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port. The
> track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
>
> Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file? If so what should I try for
> the settings?
>
> Device:
> Protocol:
>
> Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.
>
> How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?
>
> -marlin unruh
>
>
I go to a console (ctrl-alt-f1) and use 'mouseconfig'.


as for working in kde without a mouse, I go to a console, and type 'xterm
-display :0.0', then go back to kde and the xterm appears and I start to
type a command.


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Re: mouse

[Russ Pitman]

Marlin Unruh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just installed debian 3.0r1 and the mouse will not work. I have a serial
> track ball with a PS/2 adapter, and have it plugged into the PS/2 port. The
> track ball is a Kensington Expert Mouse.
> 
> Do I need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file? If so what should I try for
> the settings?
> 
> Device:
> Protocol:
> 
> Is there a utility that would help configure the mouse.
> 
> How do you open the menu without the mouse working, with hot keys?
> 
Late in to this thread.

I use a Logitech Marble Mouse. One of my better ideas :-)

This is my /etc/gpm.conf 

device=/dev/psaux
responsiveness=
repeat_type=raw
type=ps2
append=""
sample_rate=

This is /etc/X11/XF86Conf-4 extract.

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Default Mouse"
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "CorePointer"
Option  "Device""/dev/gpmdata"
Option  "Protocol"  "PS/2"
Option  "Buttons"   "3"   
Option  "ZAxisMapping"  " 4 5 6 7"
EndSection

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Re: mouse

[Stephen Cormier]

On October 20, 2003 02:57 pm, Marlin Unruh wrote:
>I would like to know how to move around
> without the mouse just for convenience sake anyway. I am new to debian but
> have tried red hat and suse some time back.
>
> I understand that 'real men' use debian.
>
> -marlin unruh

You would be interested in this link then on using the numeric keypad as your 
mouse in X11.

 http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/movecursor.html


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[Kent West]

Stephen Cormier wrote:

You would be interested in this link then on using the numeric keypad as your 
mouse in X11.

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/movecursor.html

 



That is _so_ cool! A little nugget of gold like this every so often sure 
makes Debian/GNU/Linux/X11 seem awesome!

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[Roberto Sanchez]

Kent West wrote:
Stephen Cormier wrote:

You would be interested in this link then on using the numeric keypad 
as your mouse in X11.

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/movecursor.html

 



That is _so_ cool! A little nugget of gold like this every so often sure 
makes Debian/GNU/Linux/X11 seem awesome!

I agree, I hade no idea.  This rocks.

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Re: mouse

[Don Hayward]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Roberto Sanchez wrote:

> Kent West wrote:
> > Stephen Cormier wrote:
> >
> >> You would be interested in this link then on using the numeric keypad
> >> as your mouse in X11.
> >>
> >> http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/movecursor.html

Is there a way to control cursor movement speed?  This is lovely, but
seems very slow.  I didn't find anything on this page about it.

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Re: mouse

[Kent West]

Don Hayward wrote:

Is there a way to control cursor movement speed [when using the cursor keys as a mouse control by pressing Shift-Numlock in X11]?  This is lovely, but seems very slow.  I didn't find anything on this page about it.
 

I don't know if it'll have any effect, but you might try playing with `xset r rate x y` (where x & y are parameters - see "man xset").

BTW, this trick doesn't work well on my dual-headed box. The mouse cursor stays only on one monitor. Still, it's a cool trick.

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Re: mouse

[Andreas Janssen]

Hello

Dr Gavin Seddon (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:

> I have Debian up-and-running, the mouse won,t work though.  I have
> linked /dev/psaux and /dev/mouse this did not solve my 
> prob.  Pls help?

Please write your message above the signature, otherwise many people's
email or news programs will cut away the whole message when replying.

First, please tell us whether you want to use the mouse in XFree, at the
console (via gmp) or both. Next, /dev/psaux should not be a symlink to
somewhere else. If your mouse is connected via PS/2, it must be a real
device node with major 10 and minor 1. If you replaced your /dev/psaux
with a symlink, delete it and recreate the device file with mknod. You
can of course symlink /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux, however you can also
tell gmp and XFree the real device file as well.

If you want to use your PS/2 mouse in XFree, edit the X configuration
file (/etc/X11/XF86Config-4, or, if that file doesn't exist, maybe
/etc/X11/XF86Config). My InputDevice section looks like this:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "CorePointer"
Option  "Device""/dev/gpmdata"
Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
Option  "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
EndSection

You can also use dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to reconfigure X.

If you don't want to use gpm for console mouse support, replace
/dev/gpmdate with /dev/psaux. Otherwise configure gpm properly.

If you have further questions, please tell us what kind of mouse you
use, how it is connected to your computer, and how the InputDevice part
or your XFree config file looks like.

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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Re: mouse

[Rus Foster]

yOn Tue, 2 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>   help? my  mouse  stuck   in one  place  and  want  move   what  can  i
> do  to  fixs  this problemthanks  mary  jones

Hi,
It sounds like you want to edit /etc/X11/XF86config and set


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Mouse0"
Option  "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Replacaing any existing Protocol Line

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Re: Mouse

[Kent West]

Mark wrote:

   Hi, I just managed to install Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r2 on a P-166 
with 48Mb and a 10GB HD. It took several tries since there are 
installation questions and terms that are not designed for a new user. 
I read the installation manual which helped a lot. I used the boot 
disks and driver disks with the base system file on a seperate HD. 
Debian is installed on a partition with a swap file on another. No 
DOS. I used Tasksel to get the "Desktop Environment" which would seem 
to be Gnome. The computer boots to the login part of Gnome. Login is 
successful :-)
   The problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It is attached to serial 
port (com) 1. During the installation I selected something like tty0? 
as the port, not knowing if it was correct. Obviously it was not. The 
web site mentions using xf86config to install a new mouse but doesn't 
say exactly how or where to use it. Eventually I plan to know this OS 
inside and out as I do Win98SE, 95, XP, Win3.11 and DOS. I have no 
clue how to fix my mouse with Debian except by starting all over again 
and hoping to get it right again.
There are quite a few variables in the equation, but the assumptions I 
make about you and your setup will probably be accurate enough to 
provide a quick fix.

Edit the file "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" with your favorite text editor (I 
like nano for things like this). You can do so by switching to a text 
console with Ctrl-Alt-F2, then logging in, then running "nano 
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4". Scroll down to the section dealing with the 
mouse; you'll see some lines similar to:

   Option  "Device""/dev/ttyS0"
   Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"
These two lines are what need to be tweaked. (The "xf86config" tool 
(which is obsolete nowadays), and other tools like "dpkg-reconfigure 
xserver-xfree86" (which is what you'd want to use instead) do this 
tweaking that you're about to do by manually editing the file.)

/dev/ttyS0 corresponds to the DOS-speak of COM1
/dev/ttyS1 = COM2
/dev/ttyS2 = COM3
/dev/ttyS3 = COM4
The protocol line determines what "language" your mouse speaks. A good 
one to try would probably be "ps2" or "ms". There are others; probably 
the easiest way (for now) to get a list of possibilities is to google 
for them.

Then restart your X session. Your session manager is probably gdm, so 
the command "/etc/init.d/gdm restart" should restart X for you (be aware 
that if you left anything running in X, it shut down without saving 
files, etc). If your session manager is kdm instead of gdm, the command 
would be "/etc/init.d/kdm restart". Same for xdm and wdm.

(Of course, you'll have to execute these commands as root. But learn not 
to log in as root except when absolutely needed. Once you've learned a 
bit, install sudo and use it instead.)

P.S. I may have some suggestions in the near future to make the 
installation process easier for dummies. Mainly adding better help 
descriptions about what the system is asking for and talking about. 
This installation is far from self explanatory.


The next version of Debian has (from what I've heard) a better 
installer. So you might want to hold off on your comments until you've 
tried that version's installer.

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Re: Mouse

[Andreas Janssen]

Hallo

Mark (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:

> Hi, I just managed to install Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r2 on a P-166 with
> 48Mb and a 10GB HD. It took several tries since there are installation
> questions and terms that are not designed for a new user. I read the
> installation manual which helped a lot. I used the boot disks and
> driver disks with the base system file on a seperate HD. Debian is
> installed on a partition with a swap file on another. No DOS. I used
> Tasksel to get the "Desktop Environment" which would seem to be Gnome.
> The computer boots to the login part of Gnome. Login is successful :-)

> The problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It is attached to serial
> port (com) 1. During the installation I selected something like tty0?
> as the port, not knowing if it was correct. Obviously it was not.

The correct entry is /dev/ttyS0 for COM1, and /dev/ttyS1 for COM2. Use

#dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

to change the settings. Also make sure to choose the right protocol.
Microsoft should work with most serial mice. You won't need a mouse to
configure the settings, a keyboard will be sufficient. Open a console
window after logging in, or switch to a virtual console using 
CTRL+ALT+F1. Make sure to restart the graphical system after saving the
changes:

/etc/init.d/gdm restart (if gdm is your login manager).

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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Re: Mouse

[Kent West]

Andreas Janssen wrote:

Hallo

Mark (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
 

The problem is that my mouse doesn't work. It is attached to serial
port (com) 1. During the installation I selected something like tty0?
as the port, not knowing if it was correct. Obviously it was not.
   

The correct entry is /dev/ttyS0 for COM1, and /dev/ttyS1 for COM2. Use

#dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

 

Andreas' suggestion to use this command is much preferable than the 
suggestion I made in my previous posting to edit the 
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file directly, for at least two reasons:
1) editing the file directly breaks debconf's control of the file
2) dpkg-reconfigure gives you a pick-and-choose method of choosing the 
protocol


to change the settings. Also make sure to choose the right protocol.
Microsoft should work with most serial mice. You won't need a mouse to
configure the settings, a keyboard will be sufficient. Open a console
window after logging in, or switch to a virtual console using 
CTRL+ALT+F1.

Oh, I meant to mention, if you need to move around in X, even though you 
don't have a mouse, you can press LeftShift-NumLock (assuming you have a 
separate numeric keypad), and then use the 7,8,9,4,6,1,2,3 keys to move 
the mouse pointer around; the 5 is a mouse click. / sets the 5 to do a 
left-click; * sets the 5 to do a middle-click, and - sets the 5 to do a 
right-click. LeftShift-NumLock again will turn off the cursor control.

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Re: Mouse

[Michael Graham]

Kent wrote:
> Oh, I meant to mention, if you need to move around in X, even though you 
> don't have a mouse, you can press LeftShift-NumLock (assuming you have a 
> separate numeric keypad), and then use the 7,8,9,4,6,1,2,3 keys to move 
> the mouse pointer around; the 5 is a mouse click. / sets the 5 to do a 
> left-click; * sets the 5 to do a middle-click, and - sets the 5 to do a 
> right-click. LeftShift-NumLock again will turn off the cursor control.

Wow! You learn a new thing everyday.

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Re: Mouse

[Kent West]

Michael Graham wrote:

Kent wrote:
 

Oh, I meant to mention, if you need to move around in X, even though you 
don't have a mouse, you can press LeftShift-NumLock (assuming you have a 
separate numeric keypad), and then use the 7,8,9,4,6,1,2,3 keys to move 
the mouse pointer around; the 5 is a mouse click. / sets the 5 to do a 
left-click; * sets the 5 to do a middle-click, and - sets the 5 to do a 
right-click. LeftShift-NumLock again will turn off the cursor control.
   

Wow! You learn a new thing everyday.

 

Oh yeah, one more thing; 0/Ins is a click-and-hold.

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Re: Mouse / Tablet

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 01:12:50PM +, Maude Summerside wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does someone has some knowledge how to do some custom configuration for 
> a specific mouse / tablet ?
> 
> I have a tablet that gets recognized properly like a pointing device but 
> I'd like to modify some parameter. Mostly rotate the X and Y axis.
> 
> Thanks
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>

Hi :)

Which pointing device is it recognised as - which driver is loaded? You may 
find there's a way to pass
arguments to, say, a synaptics driver or whatever.

More information would be helpful if you have it.

With every good wish, as ever,

Andy C. 

Re: Mouse / Tablet

[Nicolas George]

Maude Summerside (12022-10-17):
> Does someone has some knowledge how to do some custom configuration for 
> a specific mouse / tablet ?
> 
> I have a tablet that gets recognized properly like a pointing device but 
> I'd like to modify some parameter. Mostly rotate the X and Y axis.

I think some of the answers you seek can be found there:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/02/msg00755.html

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Re: Mouse / Tablet

[Maude Summerside]

On 2022-10-17 09:19, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 01:12:50PM +, Maude Summerside wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does someone has some knowledge how to do some custom configuration for
>> a specific mouse / tablet ?
>>
>> I have a tablet that gets recognized properly like a pointing device but
>> I'd like to modify some parameter. Mostly rotate the X and Y axis.
>>
>> Thanks
>> -- 
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>> -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development
>>
> 
> Hi :)
> 
> Which pointing device is it recognised as - which driver is loaded? You
 may find there's a way to pass
> arguments to, say, a synaptics driver or whatever.
> 
> More information would be helpful if you have it.
> 
Here's a dump from xinput

***
⎡ Virtual core pointer  id=2[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointerid=4[slave  pointer 
 (2)]
⎜   ↳ USB OPTICAL MOUSE id=9[slave  pointer 
 (2)]
⎜   ↳ HID 6901:2701 Mouse   id=11   [slave  pointer 
 (2)]
⎜   ↳ HID 6901:2701 Consumer Controlid=12   [slave  pointer 
 (2)]
⎜   ↳ SZ PING-IT INC.  [T503] Driver Inside Tablet Mouseid=17   [slave 
pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ SZ PING-IT INC.  [T503] Driver Inside Tablet Consumer Control 
id=18   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3[master keyboard (2)]
 ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard  id=5[slave  keyboard (3)]
 ↳ Power Button id=6[slave  keyboard (3)]
 ↳ Power Button id=7[slave  keyboard (3)]
 ↳ Dell Dell USB Keyboard   id=8[slave  keyboard (3)]
 ↳ HID 6901:2701id=10   [slave  keyboard
 (3)]
 ↳ HID 6901:2701 System Control id=13   [slave  keyboard
 (3)]
 ↳ HS HyperFIDO id=14   [slave  keyboard
 (3)]
 ↳ HP WMI hotkeys   id=15   [slave  keyboard
 (3)]
 ↳ HID 6901:2701 Consumer Control   id=16   [slave  keyboard
 (3)]
 ↳ SZ PING-IT INC.  [T503] Driver Inside Tablet Consumer Control 
id=19   [slave  keyboard (3)]
 ↳ SZ PING-IT INC.  [T503] Driver Inside Tablet Keyboardid=20 
[slave  keyboard (3)]
 ↳ SZ PING-IT INC.  [T503] Driver Inside Tablet id=21   [slave 
keyboard (3)]

***

The device we are talking about should be #17 (T503 Tablet)

Here's the list of props

***
Device 'SZ PING-IT INC.  [T503] Driver Inside Tablet Mouse':
Device Enabled (154):   1
Coordinate Transformation Matrix (156): 1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 
0.00, 1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 1.00
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (288):   0
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (289):   0
libinput Scroll Methods Available (290):0, 0, 1
libinput Scroll Method Enabled (291):   0, 0, 0
libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (292):   0, 0, 0
libinput Button Scrolling Button (293): 2
libinput Button Scrolling Button Default (294): 2
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (295):0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (296):0
libinput Accel Speed (297): 0.00
libinput Accel Speed Default (298): 0.00
libinput Accel Profiles Available (299):1, 1
libinput Accel Profile Enabled (300):   1, 0
libinput Accel Profile Enabled Default (301):   1, 0
libinput Left Handed Enabled (302): 0
libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (303): 0
libinput Send Events Modes Available (273): 1, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (274):0, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (275):0, 0
Device Node (276):  "/dev/input/event22"
Device Product ID (277):2290, 26641
libinput Drag Lock Buttons (304):   
libinput Horizontal Scroll Enabled (305):   1
***

I don't really mind to loose some tablet specific features, if I can get 
the axis properly working.

So the "pressure" level and such is not of importance.

Thanks
> With every good wish, as ever,
> 
> Andy C.
> 

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Re: mouse wheel

[Marco Moock]

Am 26.04.2024 schrieb tony :

> My mouse wheel seems to have (suddenly) stopped working and will not 
> scroll. Anyone come across this? Help much appreciated.

Run xev and the scroll the wheel and check the output.

You should see something like this:
ButtonPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45498783, (88,110), root:(400,614),
state 0x10, button 4, same_screen YES

ButtonRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45498783, (88,110), root:(400,614),
state 0x810, button 4, same_screen YES

ButtonPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45500535, (88,110), root:(400,614),
state 0x10, button 5, same_screen YES

ButtonRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45500535, (88,110), root:(400,614),
state 0x1010, button 5, same_screen YES

If that occurs, the mouse itself is working.

Re: mouse wheel

[tony]

On 26/04/2024 12:16, Marco Moock wrote:

Am 26.04.2024 schrieb tony :

Thank you very much. It was indeed the mouse that had failed. I 
'borrowed' a mouse from my laptop, which worked fine. Thanks again.


Tony


My mouse wheel seems to have (suddenly) stopped working and will not
scroll. Anyone come across this? Help much appreciated.


Run xev and the scroll the wheel and check the output.

You should see something like this:
ButtonPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
 root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45498783, (88,110), root:(400,614),
 state 0x10, button 4, same_screen YES

ButtonRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
 root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45498783, (88,110), root:(400,614),
 state 0x810, button 4, same_screen YES

ButtonPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
 root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45500535, (88,110), root:(400,614),
 state 0x10, button 5, same_screen YES

ButtonRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c1,
 root 0x557, subw 0x0, time 45500535, (88,110), root:(400,614),
 state 0x1010, button 5, same_screen YES

If that occurs, the mouse itself is working.

Re: mouse wheel

[Marco Moock]

Am 26.04.2024 um 15:50:05 Uhr schrieb tony:

> Thank you very much. It was indeed the mouse that had failed.

Open it and check if there is dirt in the spokewheel. This will block
the light for the optomechanical sensor.

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Re: mouse wheel

[Franco Martelli]

On 26/04/24 at 16:50, tony wrote:
Thank you very much. It was indeed the mouse that had failed. I 
'borrowed' a mouse from my laptop, which worked fine. Thanks again


Check it twice, maybe turn off the mouse and unplug/re-plug the receiver 
it solves the issue.


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Re: Mouse locator

[Dan Ritter]

Richard Forst wrote: 
> In Debian I want to locate my mouse pointer. And after searching there are 
> some suggestion using 

The first thing that comes to mind is always using a larger
pointer -- the size and shape are configurable in most systems.

big-cursor provides even larger cursors.

Otherwise, it is almost certainly desktop-environment specific.

-dsr-

Re: Mouse locator

[Charles Curley]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:56:42 -0500
Dan Ritter  wrote:

> The first thing that comes to mind is always using a larger
> pointer -- the size and shape are configurable in most systems.
> 
> big-cursor provides even larger cursors.

A red cursor also helps. Install xcursor-themes and select the redglass
theme. On XFCE, you can adjust the pointer size. I usually set mine to
36 points.  -> Applications -> Settings ->
Mouse & Touchpad -> Themes.

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Re: Mouse locator

[Jonathan Dowland]

On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 06:51:04AM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:56:42 -0500
Dan Ritter  wrote:


The first thing that comes to mind is always using a larger
pointer -- the size and shape are configurable in most systems.

big-cursor provides even larger cursors.


A red cursor also helps. Install xcursor-themes and select the redglass
theme. On XFCE, you can adjust the pointer size. I usually set mine to
36 points.  -> Applications -> Settings ->
Mouse & Touchpad -> Themes.


Last year I changed my mouse pointer to be huge and (coincidentally)
red: I cloned the classic Commodore Amiga Workbench 1.3-era mouse
pointer and scaled it up 8 times from the original size. It's so useful
I couldn't go back to a regular-sized pointer!


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Re: Mouse locator

[Nicolas George]

Richard Forst (12021-11-12):
> In Debian I want to locate my mouse pointer. And after searching there
> are some suggestion using 

Just install and run oneko.

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Re: Mouse locator

[Christian Britz]

On 15.11.21 at 13:33 Nicolas George wrote:
> Richard Forst (12021-11-12):
>> In Debian I want to locate my mouse pointer. And after searching there
>> are some suggestion using 
> 
> Just install and run oneko.
> 
> Regards,
> 

Killer app! Works even over my Citrix Windows session! :-D

Re: Mouse problem.

[Tim Woodall]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2022, Tim Woodall wrote:


I have a problem with my mouse which operates through a KVM switch.


Unplugging and replugging the dongle does fix it until I use the switch
box again. But unplugging the computer from the KVM box and plugging it
back in does NOT fix the problem.



In fact, unplugging the switchbox from the computer and plugging it back
in is enough to trigger this problem. Only just thought to try that.

Re: Mouse problem.

[David Christensen]

On 2/22/22 10:15, Tim Woodall wrote:

I have a problem with my mouse which operates through a KVM switch.

Initially it works fine but once I switch away from the computer and
then switch back, the scroll wheel is "amplified".

Testing with xev I see 16 messages where I previously expected to see
one.

rmmod usbhid; modprobe usbhid
  does not fix. Removing all of hid_multitouch, usbhid, hid_generic,
i2c_hid and hid and re modprobing them also doesn't fix.

xinput set-prop 10 "Evdev Scrolling Distance" 16 1 1
  does fix it - but running this before it's gone into it's "amplified"
state makes the mouse wheel almost unusable as it needs 16 clicks to
generate one up/down event.

It appears to be only the button 4/5 scrollwheel that have this problem.
Everything else seems to work normally.

xinput list-props 10 shows no differences at all between the bad and the
good state.

Unplugging and replugging the dongle does fix it until I use the switch
box again. But unplugging the computer from the KVM box and plugging it
back in does NOT fix the problem.

$ xinput list-props 10
Device 'Microsoft Microsoft?? 2.4GHz Transceiver v8.0 Mouse':
     Device Enabled (150):   1
     Coordinate Transformation Matrix (152): 1.00, 0.00, 
0.00, 0.00, 1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 1.00

     Device Accel Profile (280): 0
     Device Accel Constant Deceleration (281):   1.00
     Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (282):   1.00
     Device Accel Velocity Scaling (283):    10.00
     Device Product ID (272):    1118, 1861
     Device Node (273):  "/dev/input/event8"
     Evdev Axis Inversion (284): 0, 0
     Evdev Axes Swap (286):  0
     Axis Labels (287):  "Rel X" (160), "Rel Y" (161), "Rel 
Horiz Wheel" (278), "Rel Vert Wheel" (279)
     Button Labels (288):    "Button Left" (153), "Button Middle" 
(154), "Button Right" (155), "Button Wheel Up" (156), "Button Wheel 
Down" (157), "Button Horiz Wheel Left" (158), "Button Horiz Wheel Right" 
(159), "Button Side" (276), "Button Extra" (277), "Button Unknown" 
(275), "Button Unknown" (275), "Button Unknown" (275), "Button Unknown" 
(275)

     Evdev Scrolling Distance (289): 1, 1, 1
     Evdev Middle Button Emulation (290):    0
     Evdev Middle Button Timeout (291):  50
     Evdev Middle Button Button (292):   2
     Evdev Third Button Emulation (293): 0
     Evdev Third Button Emulation Timeout (294): 1000
     Evdev Third Button Emulation Button (295):  3
     Evdev Third Button Emulation Threshold (296):   20
     Evdev Wheel Emulation (297):    0
     Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes (298):   0, 0, 4, 5
     Evdev Wheel Emulation Inertia (299):    10
     Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout (300):    200
     Evdev Wheel Emulation Button (301): 4
     Evdev Drag Lock Buttons (302):  0

Anyone ever seen anything like this and got any ideas how I can fix it?
New keyboard and mouse is an option if this is a known problem with this
model.



On 2/22/22 10:19, Tim Woodall wrote:
> In fact, unplugging the switchbox from the computer and plugging it back
> in is enough to trigger this problem. Only just thought to try that.


I have been using Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB and PS/2 Compatible 
for 20+ years and IOGEAR 8-Port MiniView PS/2 KVM switch (GCS78KIT) for 
10+ years.  Finding a KVM switch that worked correctly with Windows, 
Linux, and FreeBSD was non-trivial.



For the past 2+ years (?), I have experienced berzerk mouse behavior 
with Debian 9, 10, and 11 with Xfce desktop on a Dell Latitude E6520 
laptop with Intel/NVIDIA Optimus graphics -- when I move the mouse, 
there can be storms of rapid random mouse and keyboard events that open, 
close, resize, etc., Windows and/or menus, insert strings of characters 
that I have previously typed, etc..  It is not uncommon for the mouse 
pointer to be left in what appears to be a rectangular drag select mode. 
 Moving the mouse is the trigger; especially when moving the mouse out 
of a window.  Moving the mouse out of a Firefox window that is browsing 
a web site with heavy JavaScript is the most likely trigger (notably 
eBay and the photo viewer).



I have been unable to isolate the problem to the E6520, the KVM switch, 
the mouse, Debian, nouveau, or Firefox.  Debian 10 has always been the 
worst.  Debian 11 had reduced frequency, but is still unusable.  Debian 
9 has the least frequent problems, and is what I run on the E6520 as a 
daily driver.



I also have a desktop computer with an Intel DQ67SW motherboard and 
Intel Core i7-2600S processor (Intel HD Graphics 2000) connected to the 
KVM switch.  Malfunctions are rare, but do occur.



My strategy over the years has been to use major brand, mass produced, 
commodity hardware.  It is best if the hardware is at least a few years 
old.  Intel supports FOSS, so their hardware seems to 

Re: Mouse freezing

[Kent West]

On 4/12/07, Angela Gavazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hallo!

I have a strange problem with the mouse freezing on an Asus L5000.



I experienced the mouse freezing on every installation I did, so I don't

think
it's a version or distro problem.

Interesting thing is that, if I plug the mouse out and in again, dmesg
shows
it as it would work.
It does not matter on what usb port I plug in.

I cannot believe that the board should be fault again... especially as the
mouse always works on windows... - I forgot that it is a dual boot
install.



(I've hesitated to reply, as I don't know what I'm talking about, but ...)

When the mouse dies, switch to a terminal window and run "cat
/dev/input/mice" and move your mouse around; does it produce garbage on the
screen? (Ctrl-C to quit.) It should. If not, that indicates that the mouse
"driver" is being "unloaded" at a fundamental level.

My gut instinct is that something like udev is "unloading" the mouse after a
while of inactivity; it should "reload" it, as I understand things, when
needed.


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Re: Mouse freezing

[Angela Gavazzi]

Am Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 18:15 schrieb Kent West:
> On 4/12/07, Angela Gavazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hallo!
> >
> > I have a strange problem with the mouse freezing on an Asus L5000.
>
> I experienced the mouse freezing on every installation I did, so I don't
>
> > think
> > it's a version or distro problem.
> >
> > Interesting thing is that, if I plug the mouse out and in again, dmesg
> > shows
> > it as it would work.
> > It does not matter on what usb port I plug in.
> >
> > I cannot believe that the board should be fault again... especially as
> > the mouse always works on windows... - I forgot that it is a dual boot
> > install.
>
> (I've hesitated to reply, as I don't know what I'm talking about, but ...)
>
> When the mouse dies, switch to a terminal window and run "cat
> /dev/input/mice" and move your mouse around; does it produce garbage on the
> screen? (Ctrl-C to quit.) It should. If not, that indicates that the mouse
> "driver" is being "unloaded" at a fundamental level.
>
> My gut instinct is that something like udev is "unloading" the mouse after
> a while of inactivity; it should "reload" it, as I understand things, when
> needed.

I tried it and absolutely no garbage was produced. 
How could I "reload" the mouse? 
I don't remember if the mouse only stops after inactivity... 
The TPad on /dev/psaux continues working.

thanks angela



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Re: Mouse freezing

[Kent West]

On 4/17/07, Angela Gavazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> On 4/12/07, Angela Gavazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > [USB mouse stops working on an Asus L5000, but touchpad on /dev/psaux
continues working; unplug/replug of USB mouse resurrects mouse for a while;
mouse works fine when booted into Windows]

I tried ["cat /dev/input/mice"] and absolutely no garbage was produced.
How could I "reload" the mouse?
I don't remember if the mouse only stops after inactivity...
The TPad on /dev/psaux continues working.




I think I'd next compare the loaded modules when the mouse is working
against the loaded modules when the mouse is not working (lsmod, looking for
mouse- and usb-related modules especially). If you find a mouse- or
usb-related module while the mouse is working that is not there when the
mouse is not working, I'd manually add the module name to "/etc/modules"
(which should force the module to load on next reboot (and manually start
the module without a reboot with something like "modprobe ")).

Others may have more knowledge about udev or a similar mechanism, and may
therefore provide a better fix should this one prove inadequate.

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Re: Mouse freezing

[Florian Kulzer]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 10:54:52 +0200, Angela Gavazzi wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 18:15 schrieb Kent West:
> > On 4/12/07, Angela Gavazzi wrote:
> > > Hallo!
> > >
> > > I have a strange problem with the mouse freezing on an Asus L5000.
> >
> > I experienced the mouse freezing on every installation I did, so I don't
> >
> > > think
> > > it's a version or distro problem.
> > >
> > > Interesting thing is that, if I plug the mouse out and in again, dmesg
> > > shows
> > > it as it would work.
> > > It does not matter on what usb port I plug in.
> > >
> > > I cannot believe that the board should be fault again... especially as
> > > the mouse always works on windows... - I forgot that it is a dual boot
> > > install.
> >
> > (I've hesitated to reply, as I don't know what I'm talking about, but ...)
> >
> > When the mouse dies, switch to a terminal window and run "cat
> > /dev/input/mice" and move your mouse around; does it produce garbage on the
> > screen? (Ctrl-C to quit.) It should. If not, that indicates that the mouse
> > "driver" is being "unloaded" at a fundamental level.
> >
> > My gut instinct is that something like udev is "unloading" the mouse after
> > a while of inactivity; it should "reload" it, as I understand things, when
> > needed.
> 
> I tried it and absolutely no garbage was produced. 
> How could I "reload" the mouse? 
> I don't remember if the mouse only stops after inactivity... 
> The TPad on /dev/psaux continues working.

Can you post the output of:

ls -l /dev/input/by-id

Also check if this output changes once the mouse hangs. I think you
should see a difference in this directory if udev removes the mouse
device node.

It could also be that there is a problem with how the mouse and the
touchpad share /dev/psaux. In that case we might be able to fix things
by changing the device references in your xorg.conf.

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Re: Mouse problem

[Lamer]

It's simple enough to have /dev/gpmdata as your device if you are
running GPM, but if you don't need GPM, simply do a

# apt-get remove gpm

will work (here, # stands for _root_ not _comment_)
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- Original Message -
From: "Cheng-Dar K Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: Mouse problem


> Hi,
>   I am a newbie of Debian.  I tried to install the potato version of
> Debian for like the nth time and still couldn't get my mouse worked.  The
> mouse doesn't follow my hand motion and moves erratically on the screen
> in X.  The protocol in XF86Config is "PS/2" and the device driver for the
> mouse is "/dev/psaux", which is the configuration info I got when I
> installed RH 6.2.
>   Every time after I installed Debian, I tried to kill gpm in a different
> console and the mouse worked fine.  But when I reboot the system, the
> mouse stopped working and reverted to erratic motion.  The problem
> continues even after I stop gpm.  I looked through mouse HOWTO
> documentation in linuxdoc.org and tried everything I could possibly find,
> but still couldn't find a solution.  I'm kinda frustruated at this
> point.  So if anyone can give me some thoughts, it would be great!
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin Lee
>
>
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Re: Mouse problem

[Frank Zimmermann]

Cheng-Dar K Lee wrote:


Hi,
  I am a newbie of Debian.  I tried to install the potato version of 
Debian for like the nth time and still couldn't get my mouse worked.  The 
mouse doesn't follow my hand motion and moves erratically on the screen 
in X.  The protocol in XF86Config is "PS/2" and the device driver for the 
mouse is "/dev/psaux", which is the configuration info I got when I 
installed RH 6.2.  




Thanks,
Kevin Lee





Change the device from /dev/psaux to /dev/gpmdata in your XF83Config 
file. If this is still not working change the repeater-type to raw 
in your gpm.conf.



Frank

Re: Mouse problem

[Paul Mackinney]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 11:09:55AM -0400, Cheng-Dar K Lee wrote:
> Hi,
>   I am a newbie of Debian.  I tried to install the potato version of 
> Debian for like the nth time and still couldn't get my mouse worked.  The 
> mouse doesn't follow my hand motion and moves erratically on the screen 
> in X.  The protocol in XF86Config is "PS/2" and the device driver for the 
> mouse is "/dev/psaux", which is the configuration info I got when I 
> installed RH 6.2.  

Uninstalling gpm is one solution.

Otherwise the first task is to ignore X and find a device/mouse-type 
combo that get gpm is working acceptably in the standard terminal. The 
gpm settings then determine how your mouse should be set up in X.

In general, if repeating is enabled, you should a) use /dev/gpmdata in 
the XF86Config file, and b) set the mouse type to match the gpm repeat 
type. Setting the repeat type to 'raw' and using the actual mouse-type
in X is the first thing to try, but if it doesn't work you should try a 
standard repeat type such as 'ms' or 'ms3' and use the corresponding 
Protocol listing in your XF86Config file.

If gpm repeating is disabled X should use the actual mouse device 
(e.g., /dev/psaux), and set the Protocol line in XF86Config to match 
the mouse.

Be prepared to try several combinations before you find one that works,
just remember that any time you touch the gpm settings you should be
prepared to re-tweak X.

Paul

re: Mouse Setup

[mikrolahti // linux-tuki]

>I am having problems getting X to start. During the XF86Config I hit return
so hat the default >/dev/mouse is set. However looking at /dev/ afterwards
/dev/mouse doesn't exist; hence xstart fails >with the message 'mouse not
found'. I have a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer with PS/2 lead, how do >I
configure it? Do I need to use MAKEDEV?

Device for PS/2-mouseport is psaux.
You should add the link by following command "cd /dev ; ln -s psaux mouse"

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Re: Mouse Setup

[Sean Quinlan]

* James Rodgers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-07-27 22:00):
> I am having problems getting X to start. During the XF86Config I hit
> return so hat the default /dev/mouse is set. However looking at
> /dev/ afterwards /dev/mouse doesn't exist; hence xstart fails with
> the message 'mouse not found'. I have a Microsoft Intellimouse
> Explorer with PS/2 lead, how do I configure it? Do I need to use
> MAKEDEV?

The Easy Way:
-

Run (as root) "ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse"

Then start X and see what happens.  If its still not working, you'll
have to follow...

The Hard Way:
-

Edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config and replace "/dev/mouse" with
"/dev/psaux", and then start X again.  If you find that the mouse
moves really erratically, or jumps to the top right corner as soon as
you move it, then edit the XF86Config file again, and change
"/dev/psaux" to "/dev/gpmdata" and then try again.

If all this fails to make the mouse work, then run "gpmconfig" (as
root) and change the Device to "/dev/psaux", the Type to "imps2" and
the Repeat_type to "raw", save the changes, and try X again.

If you're still having problems, type "apt-get remove gpm" (as root)
and then change your XF86Config file back to "/dev/psaux".

And if all that still fails to get the mouse working, you'll have to
post back to the list, since I'm outta ideas :)

Cheers,
Sean 

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