Re: bus mouse not working under X
Paul McDermott wrote:
>
> Yes I am sure it is not a PS/2 mouse. This is a 486 that is a few years
> old. the bus connector is on the video card which is an ati which makes
> me think it is an atimouse. Any more information is grealy appreciated.
> Paul
>
> On Wed, 14 May 1997, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
>
> > Paul McDermott wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi folk, I have a bus mouse installed. It does not want to work under
> > > X. In my XF86Config file I have protocal "BusMouse" and the device
> > > having "msmouse" my choice are atimouse,jmouse, logimouse, msmouse,
> > > psmouse. I have tried all of these to no avail. I catted each of the
> > > devices the only one that seemed to work was msmouse. It said to "try
> > > again". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
> > Are you sure you have a bus mouse and not a "PS/2" mouse? Just because
> > the mouse doesn't go into the serial port doesn't mean it's a bus
> > mouse--most computers sold today have a "PS/2" mouse port.
> >
> > --
> > Jens B. Jorgensen
> > jjorgens@bdsinc.com
> >
Ah-hah! Have you tried the ATI XL Inport busmouse driver?! If this
is correct, and you hadn't tried this, it means you should of course
have Read The Fine Hardware Compatibility Howto! IE:
zless /usr/doc/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO.gz
--
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com
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