Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 13 Jan 2004 08:20:24 -0500, Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> I'm still having these problems, on my main machine, which has > >> resisted XFree from the start. > >> As sugested, I've updated the kernel to the prebuilt image 2.4.18-k7 > >> from the woody isos and confirmed the update with uname. It still > >> won't recognise my usb mouse. > >> > >> The mouse in question is a logitech MX700. I find it hard to belive > >> that the iso kernel builds do not support somthing as comon as a usb > >> mouse, maybe there is another problem here? Google groups says nothing > >> much about this mouse and debian [http://tinyurl.com/2tvzo] and in > >> windows it works as a standard usb mouse. > > > > I have this mouse. Just plug it into the PS/2 mouse port. Are there > > computers which have USB but not PS/2? What is the big fuss about USB > > mice? > > A few motherboards don't have PS/2. > > USB mice also have a much better refresh rate, IIRC serial mice have a > refresh rate of only 35Hz or so, which is pretty unpleasent when > you're used to > 125Hz like the MX700 can do.
> Worse still, for gamers the frame rate is > effectively limited by the mouse rate, there's no point in updating the > screen 120 times per second when input is only recieved 35 times per > second. Ah OK, thanks. I thought I'd ask why. > I suppose it comes down to not wanting to use an OS if it doesn't let me > snipe in quake! It might seem petty, but I bought the MX700 > specifically for > games. I've got the mouse sorted now, but KDE is crashing the X > server, I posted > about this elsewhere in the thread. > > > And do there exist _normal sized_ keyboards which use USB? All > > I've seen keyboard-wise is those tiny cramped jobs and the mega > > "internet wireless console" jobs. > > Sure. Most new keyboards I see use usb. I still use an aincient IBM > model m with a > din plug, but there are plenty of normal usb keyboards. If I bought a > new keyboard > now I'd expect it to be usb. I haven't seen them. I didn't see any at the recent computershow I visited. Moreover, I cannot seem to find them on the net. For example, go to newegg.com and lookup USB keyboards. I see about a half dozen but they all have non-standard formats like extra rows of buttons on the top and handrest that protrudes from the bottom. I have a keyboard holder on my desk and it will only accept normal, boring rectangular format keyboards. I also do not want a truncated or compacted keyboard. I can't find USB in the kind I'm looking for. -- Johan KULLSTAM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
