On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, Derrick Steed wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> I suggest you do a little reading on mice and their heritage. Aside having
> designed the ultimate deepthought computer they use different protocols.
> Specifically, A PS/2 MOUSE IS NOT A SERIAL MOUSE. So, you can't just take a
> ps/2 mouse and plug it into a serial port and expect it to work nor the
> other way around (a serial mouse is a serial mouse is a serial mouse).
>
> That said, some mice support both protocols. The interrupt the mouse would
> use in serial mode would be one of the serial IRQ's 3 or 4 not 12
> (basically, leave the serial port as is, but tell that which is expecting
> mouse input: where it's coming from, what protocol it is - the protocol is
> very important unless you fancy watching the pointer antics and strange
> behaviour when it's wrong).
Derrick.
I am not the one with the problem, i know the differeance i have read
up on different mice, thats why i have been explaning that to our
dear learned friend [EMAIL PROTECTED], i think you should
have addressed this message to him, as he is the one with all the
problems not me old chap.
> see http://www.hut.fi/~then/mytexts/mouse.html for detail
> also see http://www.xfree86.org/XFree86/3.3.2/mouse4.html for supported
> protocols in XFree86
>
> Rgds,
>
> Derrick.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 12:53 AM
> Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse error....
>
>
> > On Mon, 07 Feb 2000, John Starkey wrote:
> > > I am back to the mouse issue. I really need to setup StarOffice for
> school and the only thing
> > > stopping this is the mouse problem. I need a desktop other than Mac. I
> don't wanna have to convert
> > > everything later and the instructors are sending me .doc files that I
> can't convert (for some reason)
> > > with Appleworks or WordPerfect.
> > >
> > > So here's the "so far".
> > >
> > > Common factors: Red Hat 6.1, three meeces, gnome.
> > >
> > > I'm now using my Microsoft "Basic" mouse which I've had working with my
> girlfriend's HP. So I know
> > > the mouse is ok. But I have to use the ps/2 to serial adaptor on mine.
> Hers has a ps/2 connection on
> > > the back.
> > >
> > > Here are the comparisons:
> > >
> > > ps ax is showing:
> > >
> > > both boxes have a gpm -t ps/2 entry.
> > >
> > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XFConfig is showing on my box:
> > >
> > > Protocol "PS/2"
> > > Device "/dev/ttyS0"
> > >
> > > On hers:
> > >
> > > Protocol "PS/2"
> > > Device "dev/psaux"
> > >
> > >
> > > (I checked the motherboard on mine and the serial port ribbon for the
> mouse is plugged into com1)
> > >
> > > I have the serial mouse on my box set for irq 12 (I set it manually).
> >
> > Oops, do you know what you are doing.?????
> >
> > You have said before, the wires go into a serial plug, so just leave
> > it as is, setting it to IRQ12 i in my opinion useless.
> >
> > The rest we have been thro' before.
> >
> > > Anyone???
> >
> > --
> > Regards Richard
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
> >
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