on Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 02:10:11AM +0000, dooshiant (dooshiant@gmx.net) wrote:
> Karsten M. Self wrote:
>
> > on Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 07:18:08AM +0000, dooshiant (dooshiant@gmx.net) wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I have a Logitech Serial Mouse which I can't get to work in Woody.
> >>When X starts, the cursor stops responding for a few seconds.
> >>At first I thought it was a gpm issue; removed gpm and reconfiguring X.
> >>But I still get the same problem.
> >>
> >>Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
> >>
> >
> > Was the mouse working under GPM?
> >
> > What's your selected mouse configuration under X?
> >
> > Which version of XFree86?
> >
> >
> > First: can you read the raw device? As root:
> >
> > $ cat /dev/ttyS0 # (or /dev/ttyS1 or appropriate port)
> > < wiggle mouse. You should get screen junk >
> > ^D # to quit
> >
> > If this isn't working, you've got deeper problems.
> >
> >
> >
> > Under XF86v3, the XF86Setup utility was pretty good for walking through
> > mouse configs. I've only just used xf86cfg, and found that the mouse
> > configs I tried didn't apply interactively, and I did a lot of editing
> > configs and launching second X sessions to test settings.
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Thank you.
> The mouse was not working in GPM, so I removed the package and
> reconfigured X. Actually, its a PS/2 mouse with a serial adapter. I've now
> removed the PS/2-to-serial adapter and using it as /dev/psaux.
>
> tried 'cat /dev/psaux' and the mouse did spew out some characters on the
> screen, but it still doesn't respond in X (it's XF86v4 - which comes in
> Woody).
You want to specify /dev/psaux for your device, clearly.
The next issue is protocol. You don't specify what version of XFree86
you're using (the options are 3.something and 4.something, should be in
the first few lines of output when you fire up the server). The docs
will point you to a mouse README in XF86v4, including variants of the
PS2 protocol to try. I popped open a root window editing the file and
saving it, while launching a second X session from a second root
session:
$ startx -- :1
...until I got my mouse configured properly, walking through options.
Sorry, I don't know a smoother method.
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