Miguel Pastor wrote:
> I'm a new convert to Linux. I'm using a switch box to share my keyboard and
> mouse between two computers. Unfortunatelly linux doesn't like it when I
> switch to the other computer (maybe because is running Windows XP). I now
> that XFree86 4.2.0 should fix the problem but it doesn't. I'm running
> Mandrake Linux 8.2. Actually I got it working only once (twikling with the
> X11 configuration in Mandrake Control Center), but I haven't been able to get
> it working since I reinstalled Linux.
>
> Help please! I'm getting frustrated.
>
> I'm start enjoying Linux and I think Mandrake is probably the best Linux
> distribution out there for Windows-newcomers.
>
>
I've got a Gentto box and a Win98/Mandrake box sharing thru a Belkin
OmniCube2 with only a few freezes when running the linux boxes. If you
do get a non responding mouse just ctrl/alt/bkspace to restart the xserver.
BTW Here is the mouse device of my XF86config on the Gentoo box:
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxismapping" "4 5"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection
