Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-xorg (58 mails)

[Lenz Grimmer <lenz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi Matthias,

thanks for your reply!

Matthias Hopf wrote:

> You typically don't want an additional device section, but just use the
> kernel emulation. If the kernel doesn't understand the mouse protocol,
> chances are dimm that Xorg understands it.

Not sure if I understand your comment. I already have a device section
that covers the internal trackpoint and an external USB mouse, which
both use /dev/input/mice

To connect the trackball (which does not support USB), I use an USB to
Serial adapter, which registers itself as /dev/ttyUSB0 - that's my main
reason for adding another device section. All the other options are
taken from previous x.org config files on systems where I used the
trackball before. The Kernel is not aware that there is a mouse device
behind /dev/ttyUSB0, similar to when I connect it to a regular ttySx
serial port. Or am I missing something?

> And if you want to specify it yourself, you might want to try a
> different protocol:
> 
>                    Auto,  Microsoft,  MouseSystems, MMSeries, Logitech, Mouse‐
>                    Man,  MMHitTab,  GlidePoint,  IntelliMouse,  ThinkingMouse,
>                    ValuMouseScroll, AceCad, PS/2, ImPS/2, ExplorerPS/2, Think‐
>                    ingMousePS/2,   MouseManPlusPS/2,   GlidePointPS/2,    Net‐
>                    MousePS/2, NetScrollPS/2, BusMouse, SysMouse, WSMouse, USB,
>                    VUID, Xqueue.
> 
> I guess most of them are not automatically detected.

I tried both "Auto" as well as "explorerps/2" - none made the cursor to
move. The latter seems to be the correct one when using the Trackball
via the PS/2 port. I wonder if using it via the Serial port requires a
different protocol - but "Auto" failed to detect it.

> I don't think that power is a problem for a trackball.

Well, I have now ordered a USB to PS/2 Adapter. Let's see if that
helps... But thanks for your help!

Bye,
        LenZ
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