stan, 2002-Mar-16 10:53 -0500: > I'm finally installing my wife's new woody workstation this weekend. > > Much to my chagrin, I find out that the cable from the IR mouse reciever is > not long enough to reach from the computer (on the left of the desk) to > where the mouse needs to be (on the right). Fortunately the LCD display has > built in USB ports, and the mouse can do USB. > > So, what's involved in changing from PS/2 to USB on the mouse only (I don't > have a USB keyboard). > > Sytem confg: > > Woody > Logitech wheel mouse. > Using gpm to repeat wouse events to X.
Here are a few reference sites to help you get started: Setting up USB support: http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/book1.html Mouse configuration: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/other-formats/html_single/XFree86-Second-Mouse.html jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User
