Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-05-01 Thread paivakil
Eric Rodriguez writes: > running "udevadm trigger" as root made keyboard/touchpad responsive for me. > > until there's a fix, I just added that to the end of /etc/init.d/gdm Now, there is some progress. Thanks for the info. ;-D -- Mahesh T. Pai || >From The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-30 Thread Eric Rodriguez
running "udevadm trigger" as root made keyboard/touchpad responsive for me. until there's a fix, I just added that to the end of /etc/init.d/gdm

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-30 Thread Brian
On Mon 30 Apr 2012 at 20:24:47 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > The mouse does work with old Debian and other Linuxes. Please let us > stop talking about my mouse. I guess the OP will get his mouse working. Isn't conversation about your mouse better being in the open. We'll only talk about it behind

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 14:24 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Monday 30 April 2012 12:17:50 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > I don't waste time with the mouse, I need the time to set up much more > > important things. > > > > IMO Linux is the best choice for my needs, but it cause a lot of > > problems regarding to b

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-30 Thread Lisi
On Monday 30 April 2012 12:17:50 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > I don't waste time with the mouse, I need the time to set up much more > important things. > > IMO Linux is the best choice for my needs, but it cause a lot of > problems regarding to basics like the graphics and other hardware, e.g. > a simple

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-30 Thread Jon Dowland
Do you have /dev/input/mice and /dev/input/event* files? If so, does the 'mice' file change when you manipulate the mouse (as root, hd /dev/input/mice and see whether mouse movement causes output), and does one or more of the input files change when you press keys (hd /dev/input/event1 ; test, the

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 16:48 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 04:27:08PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > FWIW > > Not working: Trekker Wheel Mouse 2.0A PS/2 Compatible > > What testing have you done? A long time ago I tried different things. People from the Debian community h

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 04:27:08PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > FWIW > Not working: Trekker Wheel Mouse 2.0A PS/2 Compatible What testing have you done? i.e. Does it work in another computer? Does another type of PS/2 mouse work in the "problem" computer? Does gpm work in console mode: a)

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 07:07:30PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > So please help the OP to get it working. It's working for some of you, > so if it isn't working for others, they spread FUD? It is, when you say debian have dropped support for PS/2 keyboards and mice. -- "Religion is excellent stuf

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Miles Bader
Sven Joachim writes: >> No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a >> long time ago. > > Unfortunately I did not know this, and my PS/2 keyboard and mouse > continue to work as they did in the past 14 years. Hmm... at work I'm using the same PS/2 keyboard I've been using f

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 15:38 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 29 April 2012 15:08:18 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > PS: Instead of calling me a troll, simply help the OP you troll. > > Where did Sven troll the OP? Perhaps you could post a copy of the relevant > email, since I have received no trolling of

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 02:08 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 01:59:38PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Or is my MoBo giving up? > > tl;dr > > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stabl

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 18:27 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > Ralf Mardorf writes: > > If there would be another OS, I would drop Linux, since things become > > more and more idiotic. Nobody cares about bugs, for serious computer > > usage. > > > > For the future expect much more serious iss

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2012-04-29 16:22 +0200, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > Thanks to guys who confirmed that support for PS/2 is not dropped. > > So, my question - which package is likely to cause the problem? I don't really see anything suspicious in your list. Can you please send the output of "reportbug --temp

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Andreas Rönnquist
On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:59:38 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > > Or is my MoBo giving up? > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a > long time ago. In my case only the mouse doesn't work anymore, the > keyboar

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 29 April 2012 15:08:18 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > PS: Instead of calling me a troll, simply help the OP you troll. Where did Sven troll the OP? Perhaps you could post a copy of the relevant email, since I have received no trolling of anyone from Sven. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to de

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 29 April 2012 15:08:18 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Some hardware still does work, as I said, my keyboard still is ok. So your PS/2 mouse is dead. Hardly unheard of. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact lis

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:59:38 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: >> Or is my MoBo giving up? > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long > time ago. In my case only the mouse doesn't work anymore, the keyboard >

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 14:50 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2012-04-29 13:59 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Or is my MoBo giving up? > > > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long > > time ago. >

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread paivakil
Chris Bannister writes: > Bollocks! My mouse and keyboard work fine. > > Stop spreading FUD! Thanks to guys who confirmed that support for PS/2 is not dropped. So, my question - which package is likely to cause the problem? -- Mahesh T. Pai || -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-use

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 01:59:38PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > > Or is my MoBo giving up? tl;dr > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long > time ago. In my case only the mouse doesn't work anymore, the

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread paivakil
Ralf Mardorf writes: > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: >> Or is my MoBo giving up? > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long > time ago. In my case only the mouse doesn't work anymore, the keyboard That is a nasty thing to do. Her

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2012-04-29 13:59 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: >> Or is my MoBo giving up? > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long > time ago. Unfortunately I did not know this, and my PS/2 keyboard and mouse conti

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 13:59 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > > Or is my MoBo giving up? > > No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long TYPO: ^^ after stable > t

Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mice not working (USB is) on X

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2012-04-29 at 16:53 +0530, paiva...@gmail.com wrote: > Or is my MoBo giving up? No, Debian dropped working PS/2 equipment for versions ex stable a long time ago. In my case only the mouse doesn't work anymore, the keyboard still does work. I've got an outdated Suse, some outdated Ubuntu,

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 08 iun 11, 10:06:36, Lisi wrote: > > I did say "YMMV" As I say, I personally find the traction inadequate with > optical mice. I can easily deduce that most people like them! Maybe it's just because of more dust here, but I have to clean the "sliders" all the time on my mice. OTOH I do

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-09 Thread lee
Ralf Mardorf writes: > Hi :) > > when using a PS/2 mouse with stable or testing the mouse wheel very > seldom does work, usually it doesn't. For Ubuntu Maverick and Natty it's > the same. It might help to specify which protocol the mouse uses in your xorg.conf. IIRC, there´s some program to chec

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-09 Thread Ralf Mardorf
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? >

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
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; >

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-09 Thread Ralf Mardorf
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

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-08 Thread Stephen Powell
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 dou

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-08 Thread Lisi
On Wednesday 08 June 2011 00:37:05 Ron Johnson wrote: > >> You *like* ball mice? > > > > Yes - I find the extra traction far better.  I have difficulty > > controlling a laser mouse because there is virtually no traction.  I am > > slightly handicapped, so YMMV. > > Four little rubber "feet" on the

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread KS
On 07/06/11 02:44 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > I guess wireless won't cause troubles for AF signals, but anyway I will > avoid wireless, because I won't do bodybuilding and I won't a battery > dieing, while I'm doing an audio production. Cable usually never gets > broken here. I only had to solder

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/06/11 03:37, Lisi wrote: > On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: >> I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and >> works very well. > > +1 Moreover, it has a ball not a light. I dread the day it dies!! > > Lisi > > +1 Ball mice never die! (they just lose their balls, seriously)

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Go Linux
YES! I keep a supply of recycled PS2 mice on hand. I make my mouse ergonomic with strategically placed adhesive-backed, dense caulk strips. Those fancy ergonomic monstrosities drive me nuts! Ditto laser mice. --- On Tue, 6/7/11, Ron Johnson wrote: > From: Ron Johnson > Subject: Re

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/07/2011 06:00 PM, Lisi wrote: On Tuesday 07 June 2011 18:41:19 Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and works very well. +1 Moreover, it has a ball not a light. I dread the day it

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Lisi
On Tuesday 07 June 2011 18:41:19 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: > > On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: > >>   I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and > >> works very well. > > > > +1  Moreover, it has a ball not a light.  I dread the day it dies!! > > You *lik

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 14:16 -0400, KS wrote: > On 07/06/11 01:52 PM, Camaleón wrote: > > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:41:19 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > >> On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: > >>> On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: > I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and >

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 17:52 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:41:19 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: > >> On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: > >>> I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and > >>> works very well. > >> > >> +1 Moreover,

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread KS
On 07/06/11 01:52 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:41:19 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: >>> On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and works very well. >>> >>> +1 Moreover, it has a ball not a

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:41:19 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: >> On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: >>> I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and >>> works very well. >> >> +1 Moreover, it has a ball not a light. I dread the day it dies!! >> > You *lik

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/07/2011 12:37 PM, Lisi wrote: On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and works very well. +1 Moreover, it has a ball not a light. I dread the day it dies!! You *like* ball mice? -- "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws w

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Lisi
On Tuesday 07 June 2011 14:23:19 Camaleón wrote: > I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and > works very well. +1 Moreover, it has a ball not a light. I dread the day it dies!! Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Conta

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 13:23 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:05:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > (...) > > > I guess Debian and Ubuntu only have issues with PS/2 mice. > > I can't speak for Ubuntu, but I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and > works very well. I wonder what can

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:05:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: (...) > I guess Debian and Ubuntu only have issues with PS/2 mice. I can't speak for Ubuntu, but I'm using a PS/2 mouse with Debian and works very well. I wonder what can cause a simple PS/2 mouse to malfunction. Anything at Xorg's log

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/06/2011 09:48 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: [snip] How should I break mouse wheel support, when I break ALSA? I try to get Not at the same time, but with *different* fiddling. -- "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manne

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Hi :) when using a PS/2 mouse with stable or testing the mouse wheel very seldom does work, usually it doesn't. For Ubuntu Maverick and Natty it's the same. Did you choose 3-button emulation? -- "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 21:23 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2011 08:52 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 20:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 06/06/2011 07:33 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >>> On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 18:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, R

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 21:23 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2011 08:52 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 20:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 06/06/2011 07:33 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >>> On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 18:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, R

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/06/2011 08:52 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 20:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/06/2011 07:33 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 18:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Since you didn't tell us what kind of PS/2 mouse, how

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 21:33 -0400, Doug wrote: > On 06/06/2011 07:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Hi :) > > > > when using a PS/2 mouse with stable or testing the mouse wheel very > > seldom does work, usually it doesn't. For Ubuntu Maverick and Natty it's > > the same. > > > > I replaced the mouse

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 20:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2011 07:33 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 18:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >> Since you didn't tell us what kind of PS/2 mouse, how in Eris' name are > >> we suppose

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Doug
On 06/06/2011 07:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Hi :) when using a PS/2 mouse with stable or testing the mouse wheel very seldom does work, usually it doesn't. For Ubuntu Maverick and Natty it's the same. I replaced the mouse with an USB mouse and the mouse wheel seems to work all the time, tested

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/06/2011 07:33 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 18:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Since you didn't tell us what kind of PS/2 mouse, how in Eris' name are we supposed to help you? Trekker Wheel Mouse 2.0A Is that a MS two-button mou

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 18:18 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Since you didn't tell us what kind of PS/2 mouse, how in Eris' name are > we supposed to help you? Trekker Wheel Mouse 2.0A -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org wi

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/06/2011 06:05 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Hi :) when using a PS/2 mouse with stable or testing the mouse wheel very seldom does work, usually it doesn't. For Ubuntu Maverick and Natty it's the same. [snip] Since you didn't tell us what kind of PS/2 mouse, how in Eris' name are we supposed t

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:26:31 -0800 Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Celejar wrote: > > > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > > internet; I bought a cheap one on Ebay. > > Is it

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Paul Johnson
Celejar wrote: > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > internet; I bought a cheap one on Ebay. Is it green or purple? There are two kinds, ones for keyboards and ones for mice. The green o

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:50:35 -0500 Scott Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > > in

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 16:47:05 +0200 Atis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Agreed, there are no electronics, however AFAIK USB and PS/2 are > > > different protocols - so they cannot be just swapped by using an > > > adapter. (PS/2 and AT could). There is a trick that USB mice's detects > > > where-i

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Scott Reese
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > internet; I bought a cheap one on Ebay. It is a very simple little > thing, and I don't thi

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Atis
> Agreed, there are no electronics, however AFAIK USB and PS/2 are > different protocols - so they cannot be just swapped by using an > adapter. (PS/2 and AT could). There is a trick that USB mice's detects > where-im-plugged-into and adjusts protocol/wiring. With PS/2->USB its > worse, as PS/2 de

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:38:25 +0200 Atis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snap] > > > > isn't recognized by MS Windows either. Does anyone know anything about > > > > these things? Do they only work with certain types of keyboards? Do I > > > > need to configure anything in software? Should I suspect t

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Atis
[snap] > > isn't recognized by MS Windows either. Does anyone know anything about > > these things? Do they only work with certain types of keyboards? Do I > > need to configure anything in software? Should I suspect that mine is > > defective? > > Correct; there are no electronics in the PS2->US

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 02:14:43 -0600 "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070302 01:42]: > > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > > internet; I bough

Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard

2007-03-02 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070302 01:42]: > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > internet; I bought a cheap one on Ebay. It is a very simple little > thing, and I don't think it has any so

Re: PS/2 Mouse Problem!

2004-05-10 Thread Bob Proulx
Kent West wrote: > If you do, you'll need to run "gpmconfig" and configure it to repeat the > data as "ms", then reconfigure X to pull the data from "/dev/gpmdata". The only repeat data type that works for me is 'raw'. (shrug) Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: PS/2 Mouse Problem!

2004-05-10 Thread Kent West
Kaveh Gh wrote: Hi! (Again) In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, the mouse device has been defined according to the following lines: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Op

Re: PS/2 Mouse Problem!

2004-05-10 Thread richard lyons
On Monday 10 May 2004 02:55, Kaveh Gh wrote: > Hi! (Again) > > In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, the mouse device has been > defined according to the following lines: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option

Re: PS/2 mouse not working after upgrade to kernel 2.6.0

2004-02-12 Thread Kevin Wortman
Everything worked perfectly once I modprobe'd mousedev. Thanks for the help. Kevin Wortman Peter Samuelson wrote: [Kevin Wortman] (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux No such device. I tried to cat /dev/psaux and /dev/input/mice and /dev/input/mouse0 , and all g

Re: PS/2 mouse not working after upgrade to kernel 2.6.0

2004-02-10 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Kevin Wortman] > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux >No such device. > I tried to cat /dev/psaux and /dev/input/mice and /dev/input/mouse0 , > and all give a device not found error, which led me to believe the > kernel module was not loaded. But my dmesg contains > >

Re: ps/2 mouse is not loaded by the kernel (neither is usb mouse)

2003-06-30 Thread Marcelo Ramos
El(On) 28/06/2003 (15:25:27), Arlo escribió(wrote): > I've been looking all over the net trying trying to solve this problem, > I found a few posts where people had the same problem, but no solution. > > 'cat /proc/interrupts' reveals: > 11: 10394 10590 IO-APIC-level eth0 > 14:

Re: PS/2 and IMPS/2 mice

2002-12-06 Thread Pigeon
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 12:19:36PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So I just have, here it is > > > > "mid -q" will return 00 for standard PS/2 mouse or 03 for intellimouse. > > "mid" does the same thing but with more blurb. > > > > Pigeon > > > > Hey thanks alot for your programm.

Re: PS/2 and IMPS/2 mice

2002-12-05 Thread Pigeon
So I just have, here it is "mid -q" will return 00 for standard PS/2 mouse or 03 for intellimouse. "mid" does the same thing but with more blurb. Pigeon mid.gz Description: Binary data

Re: PS/2 and IMPS/2 mice

2002-12-05 Thread Pigeon
On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 02:39:15PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi > > I did several tests here with our different PS/2 mice. I had the problem, > that not every mouse was > usable trough XFree86 with the same config. > > I found out that i am able to use every PS/2 mouse with eather th

Re: PS/2 keyboard won't work with USB mouse

2002-11-10 Thread Rob Weir
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 05:24:50PM -0500, Jeff Bradberry wrote: > > I've just purchased a Logitech USB Optical mouse to replace my old PS/2 > Logitech Mouseman Plus. I've set up USB with no real problems, and the > mouse and keyboard coexist fine on the console. However, when I get into > Xwindo

Re: PS/2 keyboard won't work with USB mouse

2002-11-09 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Jeff Bradberry said: > > I've just purchased a Logitech USB Optical mouse to replace my old PS/2 > Logitech Mouseman Plus. I've set up USB with no real problems, and the > mouse and keyboard coexist fine on the console. However, when I get into > Xwindows, the mouse

Re: PS 2 Wheel Mouse Problem

2002-10-31 Thread Osamu Aoki
You may have accidentally installed GPM and did not configure /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 accordingly. Despite other posters despise GPM, I love it. All you have to do is to let the X read from repeater. See my document at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-install.en.html#s3.3 On Fri,

Re: PS 2 Wheel Mouse Problem

2002-10-31 Thread Shawn Lamson
you wrote it yourself but it says "Generated by dexconf" at the top? What I did was remove those lines saying ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION and END... then I removed all references to the "Generic Mouse" even in the "Server Layout" section. And I made a Option "SendCoreEvents""true" e

Re: PS 2 Wheel Mouse Problem

2002-10-31 Thread P. M. Wright
On Fri, 2002-11-01 at 14:12, Christian Banik wrote: > Dear Debian Users, > > i've got problems with my wheel mouse. I wrote the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file > myself (no concept of some of the entries there)in parts. > It worked 2 weeks very good, but now the mouse arrow freeze after 30 seconds

Re: PS 2 Wheel Mouse Problem

2002-10-31 Thread nate
Christian Banik said: > Dear Debian Users, > > i've got problems with my wheel mouse. I wrote the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > file myself (no concept of some of the entries there)in parts. > It worked 2 weeks very good, but now the mouse arrow freeze after 30 > seconds under X11. I've added my XF86 C

Re: ps/2 mouse flickering on toshiba - xfree 4.1.0-16

2002-05-19 Thread Ken Irving
On Thu, May 16, 2002 at 05:42:30PM +0100, Vasco Figueira wrote: > Hi all, > > When recently upgraded from potato to woody, wich means xfree 3.x to > 4.x, I have occasionaly some problems with my external (ps/2) mouse. > > I have a Toshiba Satellite 4070, and the mouse is a Microsoft > Intellimous

Re: ps/2 mouse flickering on toshiba - xfree 4.1.0-16

2002-05-18 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 16 May 2002, Vasco Figueira wrote: > Hi all, > > When recently upgraded from potato to woody, wich means xfree 3.x to > 4.x, I have occasionaly some problems with my external (ps/2) mouse. > > I have a Toshiba Satellite 4070, and the mouse is a Microsoft > Intellimouse 1.2A, PS/2 compatible. X

Re: PS/2 mouse

2002-05-09 Thread Rudy Gevaert
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 03:40:03AM -0700, John Joe wrote: > i have Debian 2.2 and PS/2 mouse. the mouse works > except the mouse pointer (the X mark) does not show. > (it takes me a while to realize that the mouse works) I suggest you do the following: - install gp; - run gpmconfig and get your mo

Re: PS/2 mouse erratic in X and more

2002-04-05 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 08:51:15PM +0200, lasse wrote: > simular problem.. > > My problem, is that when i move the mouse fast, it klicks, and it's not me > klicking. > this happends on both my testing and sid. The mouse dont act like this in > FreeBSD. > > -snip-XF86- > Section "Input

Re: PS/2 mouse erratic in X and more

2002-04-03 Thread Kent West
lasse wrote: simular problem.. My problem, is that when i move the mouse fast, it klicks, and it's not me klicking. this happends on both my testing and sid. The mouse dont act like this in FreeBSD. -snip-XF86- Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

Re: PS/2 mouse erratic in X and more

2002-04-03 Thread Brian W. Carver
Oops. Forgot to CC this to the list: "Brian W. Carver" wrote: > Thank you very much. The PS/2 mouse now works after I did this in bash: > > apt-get remove gpm > > The mouse started working in X immediately. > > It was then much easier to try to deal with my screen resolution problem. > > It seem

Re: PS/2 mouse erratic in X and more

2002-04-03 Thread Matijs van Zuijlen
On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 09:43:35PM -0800, Brian W. Carver wrote: > [snip] > MY PROBLEM: I got the PS/2 mouse to work in the XFree86 setup by > choosing dev/psaux instead of dev/mouse, and it worked perfectly during > THAT setup routine. BUT, when I now boot into X (man was that an > accomplishment

Re: PS/2 mouse erratic in X and more

2002-04-03 Thread Jason Majors
> MY PROBLEM: I got the PS/2 mouse to work in the XFree86 setup by > choosing dev/psaux instead of dev/mouse, and it worked perfectly during > THAT setup routine. BUT, when I now boot into X (man was that an > accomplishment!) the mouse won't move at all at first and then when I > try to move it,

Re: PS/2 mouse erratic in X and more

2002-04-03 Thread Simon Hepburn
The best way to get help with X is to post your /etc/X11/XF86Config. Also you might have better luck using the graphical setuptool XF86Setup. You need to have xserver-vga installed to use this. Brian W. Carver wrote: > Hi, > > I have never installed linux before, unless you count SuSE Live E

Re: PS/2 mouse lagging

2002-03-21 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 21/03/02 Patrick Lane did speaketh: > blacktop:/home/mandingo# for i in a b; do hdparm -d 1 /dev/hd$i; done > > /dev/hda: > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted > using_dma= 0 (off) > > /dev/hdb: > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > HDIO_SET_DMA fail

Re: PS/2 mouse lagging

2002-03-21 Thread Simon Hepburn
Patrick Lane wrote: > blacktop:/home/mandingo# for i in a b; do hdparm -d 1 /dev/hd$i; done > > /dev/hda: > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted > using_dma= 0 (off) > > /dev/hdb: > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not per

[Fwd: Re: PS/2 mouse lagging]

2002-03-21 Thread Crispin Wellington
On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 16:38, Patrick Lane wrote: > > blacktop:/home/mandingo# for i in a b; do hdparm -d 1 /dev/hd$i; done > > /dev/hda: > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted > using_dma= 0 (off) > > /dev/hdb: > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > HDIO_

Re: PS/2 mouse lagging

2002-03-21 Thread Patrick Lane
blacktop:/home/mandingo# for i in a b; do hdparm -d 1 /dev/hd$i; done /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) /dev/hdb: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) blackt

Re: PS/2 mouse lagging

2002-03-21 Thread Crispin Wellington
On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 15:57, Patrick Lane wrote: > Any time there is any hard drive activity, my mouse will freeze up until > the hard drive stops being accessed. This has only happened since I've > downgraded to woody (reformatted). I do not have a slow computer. I'm > running a Athlon 1200, 1 GB

Re: PS/2 (/dev/psaux) is not working on Woody with Kernel 2.2.20

2002-03-09 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Wed, Mar 06, 2002, Jan H. van Gils ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for reading message. > > After installing my Laptop (Dell Inspiron 3200) with Debian Woody > I am not able to use my /dev/psaux (PS/2 mouse). > > The system was running NetBSD this morning and de mouse was

Re: ps/2 mouse with serial adapter: no go

2002-02-22 Thread dman
On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 07:12:55PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I cannot get any ps/2 mouse to work thru a serial adapter. | Is there something else I should be looking at? Unless you paid a lot of money for your adapter, it is nothing more than some wires between two differently shaped con

Re: ps/2 mouse with serial adapter: no go

2002-02-22 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Fri Feb 22, 2002 um 07:12:55PM: > I have the device set for /dev/ttyS0, which is correct (un-adapted > serial mice work fine). Look through the protocols. XFree has sometimes problems with low-cost mouse models. Also make sure that you mouse really understands

Solved-> Re: PS/2 mouse problems with kernel 2.4.x

2001-10-07 Thread Torsten Kersting
Hi all, On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 01:11:45PM -0500 , Michael Heldebrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2001-10-06 at 21:14, Torsten Kersting wrote: > > im running woody/sid and did an update yesterday, since then I cant get > > my mouse to work with a 2.4.x kernel anymore. Its a PS/2 mouse th

Re: PS/2 mouse problems with kernel 2.4.x

2001-10-07 Thread Michael Heldebrant
On Sat, 2001-10-06 at 21:14, Torsten Kersting wrote: > Hi all, > im running woody/sid and did an update yesterday, since then I cant get > my mouse to work with a 2.4.x kernel anymore. Its a PS/2 mouse that works > fine with kernel 2.2.19 (console and X) but with a 2.4.x kernel I cant > start g

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