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jamiil

2007-05-15, 7:13 am

After installing Linux-Debian Sarge I have lost the use of the mouse
trackball in my Microsoft Intelimouse PS/2 compatible , does anyone
know how to solve this problem?

Thanks folks

sk8-365

2007-05-15, 1:14 pm

jamiil said:
> After installing Linux-Debian Sarge I have lost the use of the mouse
> trackball in my Microsoft Intelimouse PS/2 compatible , does anyone
> know how to solve this problem?
>


Have you searched the web for that product with Sarge and xorg.conf
examples? I don't use a track ball, but for the sake of showing you
the part of xorg.conf which handles my device I'm posting that
section:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
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sk8-365
Linonut

2007-05-16, 1:14 am

After takin' a swig o' grog, jamiil belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> After installing Linux-Debian Sarge I have lost the use of the mouse
> trackball in my Microsoft Intelimouse PS/2 compatible , does anyone
> know how to solve this problem?


Not sure. Usually the installer picks up the devices if they're plugged
in when you install, even if they're USB. On my Gentoo box, I had to
add this to xorg.conf, maybe you need to do something similar, or use
that other method somebody mentioned:


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Marble Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Buttons" "4"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Intellimouse Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "3"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "3"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Marble Mouse"
InputDevice "Intellimouse Mouse"
EndSection

This gives me two mice.

--
Windows XP. The operating system with a load in its pants.
AJackson

2007-05-17, 1:14 am

On May 15, 2:00 pm, jamiil <jalqa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> After installing Linux-Debian Sarge I have lost the use of the mouse
> trackball in my Microsoft Intelimouse PS/2 compatible , does anyone
> know how to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks folks



You realy shouldn't use Debian/Sarge on any new installation,
espesially when installing a desktop machine.
Install Debian/Etch should solve your problems. If you have speciall
considerations (like testing software on a old Debian/Sarge server not
converted yet), you have got some solutions in this thread.

Good luck

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