Re: Problem with IntelliMouse

[Ian Winter <ian.winter@btinternet.com>]

On Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 04:46:25PM +0200, Andy Spiegl wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I've got a small problem with my MS IntelliMouse (no, I didn't buy
> it - I won it :-)
> When I use the PS/2 - Serial adapter and put this in my XF86config:
>   Protocol      "IntelliMouse"
>   Device        "/dev/ttyS0"
> everything works as expected.  (Sidenote: if I add
>  Buttons 5
>  ZAxisMapping 4 5
> I can even use the wheel!)
> 
> But I would like to use it as PS/2 mouse to free the serial port.
> So I put this in my XF86config:
>   Protocol      "PS/2"
>   Device        "/dev/psaux"
> and I only get _two_ buttons. *sniff*
> I really would be happy with 3 buttons, but 2 is just not enough
> for X.  Has anyone seen this problem before?
> 

You need to tell X it's a ps/2 intellimouse, strangely enough.  I've
got the following in my XF86config,

Section "Pointer"
   Protocol        "IMPS/2"
   Device          "/dev/mouse"
   BaudRate        1200
   Resolution      100
   ZAxisMapping    4 5
EndSection

which works quite nicely...  I forget where I found out this info,
probably on one of the Linux intellimouse websites.

Ian.