Subject: Re: Mouse not recognized (but RedHat works fine)
Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 04:23:48PM -0400
In reply to:Stuart Ballard
Quoting Stuart Ballard([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Wayne Topa wrote:
> >
> > Subject: Mouse not recognized (but RedHat works fine)
> > Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 11:24:25AM -0400
> >
> > In reply to:Stuart Ballard
> >
> > Quoting Stuart Ballard([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > I have a dual-boot RedHat 5.2 / Debian Slink system. The RedHat system
> > > has a symlink /dev/mouse -> /dev/cua1 and works fine with both gpm and
> > > X. However, gpmconfig and X both fail to recognize the mouse at all
> > > under Debian. I've tried both allowing gpmconfig to guess the device (it
> > > always guesses ttyS0, which is my modem) and specifying ttyS1 on the
> > > command line. Either way, it receives no packets at all. In X, the mouse
> > > doesn't move at all.
> > >
> > > The mouse is a logitech 3-button mouse, and I'm pretty sure the protocol
> > > should be "mman" in gpm (or MouseMan in X). I've also tried "ms" (and
> > > Microsoft in X) which is what the redhat system uses. Nothing gives me
> > > any mouse movement at all.
> > >
> >
> > I have a 3 button Logitech Trackball that works in every dist I have
> > tried. Here is some info thet 'may' help.
> >
> > ls /dev/mouse
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Jan 19 15:29 /dev/mouse -> ttyS1
> >
> > less /etc/gpm.confless /etc/gpm.conf
> > device=/dev/ttyS1
> > type=mman
> > append="-a 3"
> >
> > less /etc/X11/XF86Config
> > [snip]
> > Section "Pointer"
> > Protocol "Mouseman"
> > Device "/dev/mouse"
> > EndSection
> > [snip]
>
> Pretty much identical to my setup :(
>
> > You don't mention which kernel you are using. The 2.2.x series has
> > changed the use of cua device names. From the kernel Changes file
> > " Also, please remember that cua* devices are now obsolete. Switch to
> > the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 ->
> > ttyS1, etc.)."
>
> I'm using 2.0.36 as installed from a slink CD. The use of cua1 is only
> on RedHat (I seem to remember trying ttyS1 on that, and having it fail
> too, but that was a long time ago and my memory of it is sketchy).
>
> Could I need to add a kernel module for this? Or might I have added one
> which conflicts? (I might have added PS2-mouse by mistake, now that I
> think of it)
>
> Stuart.
If I recall correctly, you only have to enable the mouse in the kernel
if it IS a ps2 mouse.
I'll check:
VT2 root-Deb-Slink:~# grep -i mouse /usr/src/linux/.config
# CONFIG_MOUSE is not set
Thats right mouse isn't set because I use a serial mouse.
That could be the problem.
HTH
Wayne
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