Re: Laptop trackpoint (pointing stick) detected as "PS/2 Generic Mouse". Bug?

2025-03-24 Thread Jaime
o maximum using "xinput set-prop": xinput set-prop "PS/2 Generic Mouse" "libinput Accel Speed" 1 but (even though this setting does improve the speed of the pointer) the pointer is still unusably slow and difficult to move. I have found a workaround - I have an xorg

Laptop trackpoint (pointing stick) detected as "PS/2 Generic Mouse". Bug?

2025-03-24 Thread Jaime
I have installed Bookworm on an HP EliteBook 850 G1 and the trackpoint is unusably slow. The first thing that I notice is that the kernel is detecting the trackpoint as a "PS/2 Generic Mouse": [62635.123626] input: PS/2 Generic Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio2/input/input59 I

Re: Troubleshooting PS/2 interface issues?

2023-11-29 Thread Felix Miata
Scott Denlinger composed on 2023-11-29 10:55 (UTC-0500): > I'm running Trixie/Sid with a stock 6.5.10 kernel, and I have a Centronics > Model M keyboard from 1988 (from my very first IBM PC!) which I love. I'm > using it with an active PS/2 --> USB converter, which wo

Re: Troubleshooting PS/2 interface issues?

2023-11-29 Thread Marco Moock
Am 29.11.2023 um 10:55:35 Uhr schrieb Scott Denlinger: > I'm running Trixie/Sid with a stock 6.5.10 kernel, and I have a > Centronics Model M keyboard from 1988 (from my very first IBM PC!) > which I love. I have an IBM Model M from 1990 directly connected to PS/2. I have als

Troubleshooting PS/2 interface issues?

2023-11-29 Thread Scott Denlinger
I'm running Trixie/Sid with a stock 6.5.10 kernel, and I have a Centronics Model M keyboard from 1988 (from my very first IBM PC!) which I love. I'm using it with an active PS/2 --> USB converter, which works well enough, but occasionally the keyboard dies and I need to plug the USB

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-03 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 03/01/2019 à 01:54, Dan Ritter a écrit : rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: The Question: Will it be straightforward to convert the Wheezy machine (which has USB ports) to use a USB port instead of the PS/2 ports to connect the mouse and keyboard (via the KVM switch) -- is it as simple as shutting

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-03 Thread rhkramer
Thanks to all who replied! On Thursday, January 03, 2019 02:19:37 AM Reco wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 11:14:06PM -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 07:54:30PM -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > The Question: Will it be straightforward to con

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-03 Thread rhkramer
David, Thanks -- I never thought they might both work at the same time -- that will probably be a help in the transition from the old kvm to the new! On Wednesday, January 02, 2019 10:38:51 PM David Wright wrote: > I just plugged a USB keyboard into my ancient Pentium III which uses >

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-02 Thread Reco
(which > > > has USB ports) to use a USB port instead of the PS/2 ports to connect the > > > mouse and keyboard (via the KVM switch) -- is it as simple as shutting the > > > computer down, changing the cables, and rebooting, or is it more involved. > > > > You s

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-02 Thread David Christensen
On 1/2/19 4:47 PM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: Background: I currently have two computers connected to my keyboard, mouse, and display via a KVM switch -- the KVM switch uses PS/2 connections for the mouse and keyboard. One of the connected computers (running Jessie) uses a PS/2 to USB cable

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-02 Thread Michael Stone
On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 07:54:30PM -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: The Question: Will it be straightforward to convert the Wheezy machine (which has USB ports) to use a USB port instead of the PS/2 ports to connect the mouse and keyboard (via the KVM switch) -- is it as

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-02 Thread David Wright
On Wed 02 Jan 2019 at 19:54:30 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote: > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > The Question: Will it be straightforward to convert the Wheezy machine > > (which > > has USB ports) to use a USB port instead of the PS/2 ports to connect the > >

Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-02 Thread Dan Ritter
rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > The Question: Will it be straightforward to convert the Wheezy machine > (which > has USB ports) to use a USB port instead of the PS/2 ports to connect the > mouse and keyboard (via the KVM switch) -- is it as simple as shutting the > compu

Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

2019-01-02 Thread rhkramer
Background: I currently have two computers connected to my keyboard, mouse, and display via a KVM switch -- the KVM switch uses PS/2 connections for the mouse and keyboard. One of the connected computers (running Jessie) uses a PS/2 to USB cable adapter to a USB port to interface to the KVM

PS/2 (was Re: mjg59 | Skylake's power management under Linux is dreadful and)x you shouldn't buy one until it's fixed)

2016-04-15 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 10:55:59AM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > Apart from some instability and non-working (sometimes) PS2 mouse I'm amazed to hear of a Skylake machine carrying a PS/2 Port, > Giga-Byte GA-H110M-S2H Then I remember that my Bay Trail SoC is a Gigabyte and also has a PS/2 port.

Re: capslock PS/2 keyboard LED indicator remain switched on after the PC is shut down

2015-05-17 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Sun, 2015-05-17 at 15:22 +0200, antistress wrote: > Hi, > > I've upgraded my father's PC from wheezy up to date to jessie and the > capslock PS/2 Dell keyboard LED indicator remain switched on after the > PC is shut down since then. > > Once the PC is shut down

capslock PS/2 keyboard LED indicator remain switched on after the PC is shut down

2015-05-17 Thread antistress
Hi, I've upgraded my father's PC from wheezy up to date to jessie and the capslock PS/2 Dell keyboard LED indicator remain switched on after the PC is shut down since then. Once the PC is shut down, I have to manually unplug the keyboard and to plug it again to switch off that LED indi

Re: capslock PS/2 keyboard LED indicator remain switched on after the PC is shut down

2015-05-17 Thread antistress
Sorry, I meant numlock (not capslock) Le 17/05/2015 15:22, antistress a écrit : > Hi, > > I've upgraded my father's PC from wheezy up to date to jessie and the > capslock PS/2 Dell keyboard LED indicator remain switched on after the > PC is shut down since then. > &

Re: Wheezy on PC with KVM PS/2 VGA (keyboard video mouse) freeze

2013-05-13 Thread David Christensen
On 05/12/13 19:30, Sevilla Larry Debian wrote: Installed Debian 7.0 Wheezy on a PC. This PC is one of 4 PCs attached to KVM (keyboard video mouse). KVM is PS/2 for keyboard and mouse and VGA for video. It starts up normally. Once I switch to other PCs and go back to this PC, the PC with Debian

Wheezy on PC with KVM PS/2 VGA (keyboard video mouse) freeze

2013-05-12 Thread Sevilla Larry Debian
Installed Debian 7.0 Wheezy on a PC. This PC is one of 4 PCs attached to KVM (keyboard video mouse). KVM is PS/2 for keyboard and mouse and VGA for video. It starts up normally. Once I switch to other PCs and go back to this PC, the PC with Debian freeze. And I cannot switch to other PCs. Are

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

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

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. -- "

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/

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 worki

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

2012-04-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
e future expect much more serious issues, but that PS/2 issue. > > > > Having to use non-Linux OSes at office confirms my suspicion that > GNU/Linux based distros are waay more user friendly. Agree! AFAIK there's no other OS capable of hard real-time for audio, this btw. is al

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

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&#

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". Tro

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 wor

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 versi

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

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

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

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

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:

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 ou

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

2012-04-29 Thread paivakil
Hi. The problem, in short - I run Experimental (sources.list has two blocks, one each for debian-multimedia, and debian.org, with three lines each for experimental, sid and testing). After a upgrade last Sunday, my keyboard and mouse were not working on X, but were working on console. I tried

Solved! : Dell Vostro 3750 - touchpad detected only as PS/2 mouse

2011-11-07 Thread Wojtek Zabolotny
Hi, I've found the following website: http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/kqewu/new_alps_touchpad_protocol_support_patch_for/ which led me to the following files: http://people.canonical.com/~sforshee/alps-touchpad/psmouse-alps-0.6 I've installed the file http://people.canonical.com/~sforsh

Re: Re: Dell Vostro 3750 - touchpad detected only as PS/2 mouse

2011-11-07 Thread Wojtek Zabolotny
Thierry Chatelet wrote: google it and read! may help:http://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad Well, I've googled this problem before sending, but this touchpad is very specific. E.g. egrep -i 'synap|alps|etps' /proc/bus/input/devices returns simply nothing. It seems, that this is one of "new

Re: Dell Vostro 3750 - touchpad detected only as PS/2 mouse

2011-11-07 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Monday 07 November 2011 08:55:47 wzabo...@elektron.elka.pw.edu.pl wrote: > Hi, > > I use a Dell Vostro 3750 laptop with touchpad reported by Windows as > "Dell Touchpad", manufactured by "Alps Electric" connected to PS/2 mouse > port. > In Windows all fu

Dell Vostro 3750 - touchpad detected only as PS/2 mouse

2011-11-07 Thread wzabo...@elektron.elka.pw.edu.pl
Hi, I use a Dell Vostro 3750 laptop with touchpad reported by Windows as "Dell Touchpad", manufactured by "Alps Electric" connected to PS/2 mouse port. In Windows all functions like tap scrolling, two finger zoom in/out and others work perfectly. Unfortunately in Linux this

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-24 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:59:13 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >> Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> It looks like you are getting into hibernation instead of performing a >>> full power off but anyway, AFAIK restoring from hibernation can be >>> only done from power button, not from

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
lee wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: lee wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: Now what has me stumped is that even though "Power on by PS/2 Keyboard" is disabled, I can still power on the system by hitting the space bar twice. And it seems that the keyboard errors have disappeared

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
ported *** Then you are not powering off the computer but hibernating. BIOS Power on by PS/2 Keyboard is disabled. Then power is turned off on the system. Okay. Turn power back on, hit the space bar, and the system comes back up. Grub-legacy shows its menu and I select the partition that was

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread lee
Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: > lee wrote: >> Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: >> >>> Now what has me stumped is that even though "Power on by PS/2 >>> Keyboard" is disabled, I can still power on the system by hitting the >>> space bar twice. And it

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
not powering off the computer but hibernating. BIOS Power on by PS/2 Keyboard is disabled. Then power is turned off on the system. Okay. Turn power back on, hit the space bar, and the system comes back up. Grub-legacy shows its menu and I select the partition that was running and that has 

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Camaleón
ol > -S'. *** -S suspend (sleep state S4), if supported *** Then you are not powering off the computer but hibernating. > BIOS Power on by PS/2 Keyboard is disabled. Then power is turned off on > the system. Okay. > Turn power back on, hit the space bar, and the system c

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
lee wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: Now what has me stumped is that even though "Power on by PS/2 Keyboard" is disabled, I can still power on the system by hitting the space bar twice. And it seems that the keyboard errors have disappeared. Well, I consider a mainboard that do

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:20:22 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: (...) APM configuration has an item "Power On by PS/2 Keyboard" that I had set to "space bar". But I was getting errors on my keyboard. So I bought a new keyboard, which had exactly the same errors

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:20:22 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: (...) > APM configuration has an item "Power On by PS/2 Keyboard" that I had set > to "space bar". But I was getting errors on my keyboard. So I bought a > new keyboard, which had exactly the same errors,

Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread lee
Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: > Now what has me stumped is that even though "Power on by PS/2 > Keyboard" is disabled, I can still power on the system by hitting the > space bar twice. And it seems that the keyboard errors have > disappeared. Well, I consider a mainboard th

[OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, Since about 6 months I have an Asus M4N98TD EVO mobo. Very satisfied with it. It has a feature on its BIOS that got me stumped. BIOS has a Power Menu that has a submenu of APM configuration. APM configuration has an item "Power On by PS/2 Keyboard" that I had set to "sp

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

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-09 Thread Ralf Mardorf
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 > >&g

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 mou

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

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 har

Re: [OT] Mice (was: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse)

2011-06-08 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 11:32 +, Camaleón wrote: > What happens is that modern mice are a bit "ostentatious" and > full of buttons (or they're targeted to notebook users and are a bit > small). > > Yes, I'm very picky with my input peripherals :-) +1 > > > As for not working on clear surf

Re: [OT] Mice (was: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse)

2011-06-08 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:06:16 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 06:40:14PM +, Camaleón wrote: [cut] >> >> I still see some disadvantages for laser or BlueTrack based mice: >> >> 1/ They do not work on crystal or clear surfaces >> >> 2/ I find batteries (even rechargable) a

Re: [OT] Mice (was: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse)

2011-06-08 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 06:40:14PM +, Camaleón wrote: [cut] > > I still see some disadvantages for laser or BlueTrack based mice: > > 1/ They do not work on crystal or clear surfaces > > 2/ I find batteries (even rechargable) a PITA :-) > > 3/ There are also some security concerns in using

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!

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 th

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

Re: [OT] Mice (was: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse)

2011-06-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
er is better, because it's good + silent. The Cherry (or Cherry like) has got a very old connector and needs an adaptor for PS/2 usage. I don't like the Cherry, but I'm still an old school two finger fast and heavy writer, a relic from the 80's when I programmed in Assembler.

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: > >&g

[OT] Mice (was: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse)

2011-06-07 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:16:33 -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: >>&g

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 > &g

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

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

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 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 "unsub

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

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. Anyth

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

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> >>>> 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 > >>> >

Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> >>>> 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 > >>> >

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

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 >

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 mous

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 ti

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

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.

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' n

PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse

2011-06-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
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 with Debian testing only. I did

powertop reports frequent wakeups from PS/2 keyboard/mouse/touchpad

2009-05-04 Thread cip...@gmail.com
it updates: Wakeups-from-idle per second : 679.9interval: 10.0s no ACPI power usage estimate available Top causes for wakeups: 63.9% (499.9) : PS/2 keyboard/mouse/touchpad 12.1% ( 94.6) : Rescheduling interrupts 6.0% ( 46.9): firewire_ohci, uhci_hcd:usb7, HDA Intel ..

Re: USB-to-PS/2 adaptor: mouse works, keyboard doesn't

2009-01-07 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
oviding 500mA *could* physically damage devices > that > aren't expecting it. Unfortunately, this can cause problems with (but not > damage to) non-compliant devices when they only get 20% of the power they > are expecting. > Hm, don't know, may be. About your issue I can assume

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