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? > >> > >> 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 > >> Debian in particular or Linux in general intentionally dropped > >> support for PS/2 mice with wheels. It's more likely a bug. > >> The problem is usually that the people who write or maintain > >> the code don't have the necessary hardware to test it themselves. > > Would that be HAL, Xorg, or ? developers? > 'cause if it's lack of appropriate hardware that's causing the problem - > PS/2 mice is just the kind of hardware I'd be happy to donate! > :-)
Most people seems to have no issues with PS/2 mice, just my Trekker seems to have an issue. > > <snipped> > > PS/2 wheel mice are the only mice I use and all currently releases of > Debian for the i386 support them by default. > With amd64 I have tried with Squeeze. > The only laptops I've installed to are running Squeeze. > That's as a three-button mouse with a scrolling wheel. > > The only problems I've seen with PS/2 mice and Linux in recent years > have come from:- > ;using mice that require drivers in Windoof (for basic functionality) - > there's a Korean or Chinese mouse I've come across a couple of times > (CMPsomething?) - throw in bin to fix > ;(most common lately, espec. Dell) laptops with touchpads - disable touchpad > ;laptops with a mouse hanging off a Y connector - don't use Y connector > ;devices with touch screens - I have no idea how to fix > ;BIOS has PlugNPray turned off or problematic IRQ settings - turn on PNP > > > I've put the appropriate xorg.conf section in another post - it might be > worth a try, though I'd be more interested in seeing the halinfo and > dmesg first... > > eg:- > dmesg | grep -i ps/2 > [ 0.679471] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f03:PS2M] at > 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12 > [ 0.682717] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice > [ 4.381405] input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as > /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input4 > > lshal | grep -i ps/2 > info.product = 'Microsoft PS/2-style Mouse' (string) > pnp.description = 'Microsoft PS/2-style Mouse' (string) > info.product = 'IBM Enhanced (101/102-key, PS/2 mouse support)' (string) > pnp.description = 'IBM Enhanced (101/102-key, PS/2 mouse support)' > (string) > info.product = 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse' (string) > input.product = 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse' (string) > > Cheers > > -- > Tuttle? His name's Buttle. > There must be some mistake. > Mistake? [Chuckles] > We don't make mistakes. > > At the moment I need to test my new RME audio card, hence solving the mouse issue is delayed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1307618984.3190.97.camel@debian