Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse
On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 20:54 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 09/06/11 19:44, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 21:45 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> >> On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:05:30 -0400 (EDT), Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >>> ...
> >>> Does Debian drop valid hardware, that isn't brand new?
> >>
> >> I use a PS/2 mouse with Debian, but it does not have a wheel;
> >> so I can't address your specific situation. But as to your
> >> more general question about hardware support, I doubt that
> >> Debian in particular or Linux in general intentionally dropped
> >> support for PS/2 mice with wheels. It's more likely a bug.
> >> The problem is usually that the people who write or maintain
> >> the code don't have the necessary hardware to test it themselves.
>
> Would that be HAL, Xorg, or ? developers?
> 'cause if it's lack of appropriate hardware that's causing the problem -
> PS/2 mice is just the kind of hardware I'd be happy to donate!
> :-)
Most people seems to have no issues with PS/2 mice, just my Trekker
seems to have an issue.
>
> <snipped>
>
> PS/2 wheel mice are the only mice I use and all currently releases of
> Debian for the i386 support them by default.
> With amd64 I have tried with Squeeze.
> The only laptops I've installed to are running Squeeze.
> That's as a three-button mouse with a scrolling wheel.
>
> The only problems I've seen with PS/2 mice and Linux in recent years
> have come from:-
> ;using mice that require drivers in Windoof (for basic functionality) -
> there's a Korean or Chinese mouse I've come across a couple of times
> (CMPsomething?) - throw in bin to fix
> ;(most common lately, espec. Dell) laptops with touchpads - disable touchpad
> ;laptops with a mouse hanging off a Y connector - don't use Y connector
> ;devices with touch screens - I have no idea how to fix
> ;BIOS has PlugNPray turned off or problematic IRQ settings - turn on PNP
>
>
> I've put the appropriate xorg.conf section in another post - it might be
> worth a try, though I'd be more interested in seeing the halinfo and
> dmesg first...
>
> eg:-
> dmesg | grep -i ps/2
> [ 0.679471] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f03:PS2M] at
> 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
> [ 0.682717] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> [ 4.381405] input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as
> /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input4
>
> lshal | grep -i ps/2
> info.product = 'Microsoft PS/2-style Mouse' (string)
> pnp.description = 'Microsoft PS/2-style Mouse' (string)
> info.product = 'IBM Enhanced (101/102-key, PS/2 mouse support)' (string)
> pnp.description = 'IBM Enhanced (101/102-key, PS/2 mouse support)'
> (string)
> info.product = 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse' (string)
> input.product = 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse' (string)
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Tuttle? His name's Buttle.
> There must be some mistake.
> Mistake? [Chuckles]
> We don't make mistakes.
>
>
At the moment I need to test my new RME audio card, hence solving the
mouse issue is delayed.
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