Re: optical mouse in XFree 4.1.0

[Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>]

* Rob Benton (rob.benton@conwaycorp.net) [030406 15:55]:
> Will optical mice work in X 4.1.0 ?  I've got a logitech cordless duo
> elite that refuses to work.  I can get into X but my pointer is locked
> in the middle of the screen and unresponsive.  Here's what's in my
> XFConfig:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 
> # Identifier and driver
> 
>     Identifier	"Mouse1"
>     Driver "mouse"
>     Option "Protocol"   "ImPS/2"
>     Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5"
>     Option "Device"     "/dev/psaux"
> 
> EndSection

Ignore the "cordless" part or the "optical" part. How does the mouse (or
it's receiver) connect to the PC ?? Via the PS2 port, serial port, USB
port ?? That's more or less all that matters, besides the protocol. I've
been using Logitech mice for about five years with Linux... 

Hall