On Mon, 29 May 2017, Tom wrote:
> Perhaps the rule (MatchProduct "Logitech USB Trackball") is not matching
> your TrackBall thingy. If you have hwinfo in Slackware, run following
> command to see what is your Mouse/Trackpad advertising: hwinfo --mouse
Tom,
Bingo! I would have never thought of this. I had an entry for a
SlackBuilds.org package, but no executable. Downloaded the current version
of hwinfo (and the dependency of libx86emu), built and installed both, and
ran 'hwinfo --mouse':
[root@salmo ~]# hwinfo --mouse
42: PS/2 00.0: 10500 PS/2 Mouse
[Created at input.249]
Unique ID: AH6Q.bGO0sOimOM3
Hardware Class: mouse
Model: "ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse"
Vendor: 0x0002
Device: 0x0006 "ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse"
Compatible to: int 0x0210 0x0025
Device File: /dev/input/mice (/dev/input/mouse0)
Device Files: /dev/input/mice, /dev/input/mouse0, /dev/input/event3,
/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse,
/ /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-mouse, /dev/mouse
Device Number: char 13:63 (char 13:32)
Driver Info #0:
Buttons: 5
Wheels: 2
XFree86 Protocol: explorerps/2
GPM Protocol: exps2
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf's MatchProduct line to the
model/device name and re-starting X allows the trackball to scroll (hold
left little button, B, while rolling the marble) and paste highlighted text
(press both small buttons, B and C, simultansiously). A bit awkward but I'll
get used to it.
Thanks very much for the lesson and the solution,
Rich
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