Glad to hear it. You can probably use that optical mouse as well (I have a Logitech optical, which works great), but you just have to change /dev/psaux back to /dev/input/mice.
Jesse On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > PROGRESS!!! > > I ran dpkg-reconfigure... it did indeed select /dev/psaux so I went > along with it... Problem: gdm startup hung up on the screen details > regardless of what I specified, so I ended up editing the > xf86config-generated Config-4 file, borrowing details from the > dpkg-reconfigured version > > UP AND RUNNING with gdm, using Microsoft mouse, but Logitech optical > mouse apparently not recognized... survivable... something to worry > about later, if ever. No problem recognizing keyboard (ps104) > > Thanks to all for help. Now I can REALLY get into trouble! > > Welcome any further thoughts and suggestions. Thanks again! > > -- > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 1:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [XFree86] XFConfig requirements for kbd and mouse > > Is your mouse a usb device? If not, perhaps try /dev/psaux instead of > /dev/input/mice. > > You should try dpkg-reconfigure too. It may give you configure options > for the keyboard that you haven't though of yet. Once you have a > XF86Config-4 that works, then edit it by hand for whatever tuning and > adjustments you want. > > You can use dpkg-reconfigure to change between gdm, kdm, and xdm, as > well, by just putting one of them as the object of the command (I > couldn't > figure out earlier if you wanted to change login managers, or simply > disable them entirely). > > If that doesn't work, have you posted your XF86Config-4 file yet? And > it > is only the keyboard and mouse that are causing you problems? > > Jesse > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > [Latest on top] > > > > I have tried all of your suggestions to no effect, including pc101, > > Microsoft IntelliType Pro (from Dell documentation) > > > > Rather than use dpkg-reconfigure, I have been manually editing > > XF86Congif-4 > > > > A few factoids to complete the description of the environment" > > > > When linux boots up, it recognizes the keyboard as: > > > > Input0: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro on usb1:3.0 > > > > When XF86 was initially installed it posted /dev/tty0 for the mouse. > > When I just now changed it to /dev/input/mice per your suggestion, gdm > > failed to start up at all, with EE msg XF86OpenSerial: Cannot open > > device /dev/input/mice No such device although there is in fact a > > /dev/input/mice > > > > Separately, this output shows (II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by > > legacy driver > > > > -- > > David > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > > > > Here is my keyboard and mouse sections of my SF86Config-4. It's a > > pretty > > generic configuration, so may help you a little: > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > > Driver "keyboard" > > Option "CoreKeyboard" > > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "CorePointer" > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > EndSection > > > > For Debian, you can do (as root) 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86', > and > > that will give you a nice configuration program. From there it > > shouldn't > > be hard to get a working system. One of those XkbModels that you > tried > > should have worked (maybe try pc101?). Now, you probably won't get > > every > > single key on that thing to work, since many are Microsoft specific > > command shortcuts, but you should easily be able to get normal > > functionality. > > > > Another thing, if you are going to be using dpkg-reconfig to configure > > X, > > choose the least advanced level for the config questions they ask you. > > You will probably still need to know the horizontal and vertical > refresh > > rates of your monitor, but it will automatically choose sensible > options > > for a lot of other stuff. > > > > Jesse > > > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to complete an xfree86 installation (4.1) using Debian > > woody. > > > I have a Dell-supplied Microsoft Natural > > > > > > keyboard and an IntelliMouse PS/2 compatible mouse from Microsoft > and > > a > > > Logitech Optical Mouse > > > > > > None of the settings commented in XFConfig work, nor do any of the > > > settings discussed on the xfree86 website > > > > > > There is some reference to "other keyboard configurations. so they > are > > > not documented here" in the keyboard > > > > > > section on the website > > > > > > For the keyboard, I've tried PS/2, Microsoft, ps102, ps104, ps105. > For > > > the Microsoft mouse, auto, IMPS/2, PS/2 > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
