Re: Wireless Mouse ??
fred smith wrote: On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 01:54:43PM -0400, Jim wrote: I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi or What ? I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. by just plugging it in and using it??? That's the way my MS wireless mouse works. No muss, no fuss. On Fedora ?? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
On Thursday 09 October 2008 04:04:45 Tim wrote: > On Wed, 2008-10-08 at 19:04 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: > > There are also some PS2 models (though they're not very common), but > > they work just as well if not better than USB mice. > > Why do you say that? I'd been my experience, over several years of > using different releases of Linux, and on various different hardware, > that PS/2 mice are commonly awful (randomly running all over the screen, > clicking on everything) and USB mice work as they should do. Funny, I find USB mice just as bad. I still use a serial port at home for this reason :o) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
On Wed, 2008-10-08 at 19:04 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: > There are also some PS2 models (though they're not very common), but > they work just as well if not better than USB mice. Why do you say that? I'd been my experience, over several years of using different releases of Linux, and on various different hardware, that PS/2 mice are commonly awful (randomly running all over the screen, clicking on everything) and USB mice work as they should do. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ uname -r 2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > fred smith wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 01:54:43PM -0400, Jim wrote: >> >>> I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi >>> or What ? >>> I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. >>> >> by just plugging it in and using it??? >> >> That's the way my MS wireless mouse works. No muss, no fuss. >> >> >> > I thought that most (all?) wireless mice look like a standard USB > mouse to the system. Does anyone know of one that does not? > > Mikkel > There are also some PS2 models (though they're not very common), but they work just as well if not better than USB mice. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
fred smith wrote: > On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 01:54:43PM -0400, Jim wrote: >> I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi >> or What ? >> I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. > > by just plugging it in and using it??? > > That's the way my MS wireless mouse works. No muss, no fuss. > > I thought that most (all?) wireless mice look like a standard USB mouse to the system. Does anyone know of one that does not? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 01:54:43PM -0400, Jim wrote: > I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi > or What ? > I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. by just plugging it in and using it??? That's the way my MS wireless mouse works. No muss, no fuss. -- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- pgpki8FmhUwrH.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
Jim wrote: > I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi > or What ? > I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. > It should "Just Work"(TM) when you plug in the dongle. You may need to synchronize it with the mouse (both dongle and mouse should have sync buttons) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
Björn Persson wrote: Mark Haney wrote: I think all wireless mouse devices (and keyboards) are bluetooth. The dongle is possibly a USB-to-Bluetooth adapter. Nope. Logitech for example prefer their own proprietary radio protocol. Very few of their wireless mice use Bluetooth. Most wireless protocols use the license-free frequency band at 2.4 GHz, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Björn Persson AS I said, 'I think'. I didn't know for sure. Thanks for posting that, it's always good to learn. -- Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt -- Caius Julius Caesar Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
Mark Haney wrote: > I think all wireless mouse devices (and keyboards) are bluetooth. The > dongle is possibly a USB-to-Bluetooth adapter. Nope. Logitech for example prefer their own proprietary radio protocol. Very few of their wireless mice use Bluetooth. Most wireless protocols use the license-free frequency band at 2.4 GHz, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Björn Persson signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:45:30 -0400 Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Haney wrote: > > Jim wrote: > >> I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a > >> WiFi or What ? > >> I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. > >> > > > > I think all wireless mouse devices (and keyboards) are bluetooth. The > > dongle is possibly a USB-to-Bluetooth adapter. > > > > > Every bluetooth device I have ever seen has a MAC# on it and there isn't > any on the dongle or mouse. 27MHz is CB sort of band - its definitely not WiFi -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
Mark Haney wrote: Jim wrote: I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi or What ? I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. I think all wireless mouse devices (and keyboards) are bluetooth. The dongle is possibly a USB-to-Bluetooth adapter. Every bluetooth device I have ever seen has a MAC# on it and there isn't any on the dongle or mouse. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless Mouse ??
Jim wrote: I have a Leeds Wireless Mouse that works on a 27mhz freq. Is it a WiFi or What ? I have the dongle and mouse, how would I get it working in Fedora 8. I think all wireless mouse devices (and keyboards) are bluetooth. The dongle is possibly a USB-to-Bluetooth adapter. -- Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt -- Caius Julius Caesar Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Wireless mouse no longer works
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 07:17:05AM -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > After latest updates (last day or two), my wireless mouse quit working. > Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo are the devices, as keyboard > works fine, mouse does not. Wired ps2 mouse works fine (currently using > it). > > Anyone else noticed? Check your update logs for Bluetooth package changes and config? Batteries? -- T o m M i t c h e l l Looking for a place to hang my hat. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
