On Saturday 26 March 2005 12:09 am, Marc Chamberlin wrote: Hi Marc, Please send your replies to the list and not to me directly, OK? That keeps the threads intact so other people can (hopefully) benefit, too.
... It comes with an adapter that plugs into one of the USB ports. The mouse connects to the adapter wirelessly.
I'm glad they're not making wired infrared mice now. ;-) At least you were experimenting with other USB mouse settings. That's reasonable when your specific model isn't listed. And SuSE/YaST isn't even aware that it's an infrared device. That complication is contained between the mouse and adapter. As far as the system can tell, you might as well be running a standard, corded USB mouse. You /were/ experimenting with *corded* USB mice settings, right? - Carl -- _______________________________________________________________________ C. E. Hartung Business Development & Support Services http://www.cehartung.com/ carlh@cehartung.com Dover Foxcroft, Maine, USA Public Keys 68396713 & F8207216 Reg. Linux User #350527 http://counter.li.org/ ----->>>>>http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/supportlinuxbios.html <<<<<-----
Carl E. Hartung wrote:
On Saturday 26 March 2005 12:09 am, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
Hi Marc,
Please send your replies to the list and not to me directly, OK? That keeps the threads intact so other people can (hopefully) benefit, too.
Oh sorry Carl, I thought I was replying to the list. I had just hit reply, and your email address is very similar to the list's email address so I missed it... Was wondering why my post hadn't shown up! ;-)
... It comes with an adapter that plugs into one of the USB ports. The mouse connects to the adapter wirelessly.
I'm glad they're not making wired infrared mice now. ;-)
At least you were experimenting with other USB mouse settings. That's reasonable when your specific model isn't listed. And SuSE/YaST isn't even aware that it's an infrared device. That complication is contained between the mouse and adapter. As far as the system can tell, you might as well be running a standard, corded USB mouse. You /were/ experimenting with *corded* USB mice settings, right?
- Carl
Actually I believe this mouse is not infrared, but working at Ghz freqs via radio. It even comes with a second USB cable that allows the mouse to be recharged from another USB port, and this chord also acts as an antenna for the mouse, to further improve the signal, when it is hooked up to the mouse.. Very handy/nice design, especially in noisy RF environments like my ham radio shack. But you may be right, as far as the handling of the scroll wheel is concerned, which is the only component of this mouse that I am now failing to get operating. Somehow, I had experimented around with it under SuSE9.1 and got it working, but cannot remember how or what mouse driver I was using. so I am once again fooling around with it trying to figure out how to get it working. Marc...
On Saturday 26 March 2005 12:58 am, Marc Chamberlin wrote: <snip>
Oh sorry Carl, I thought I was replying to the list. I had just hit reply, and your email address is very similar to the list's email address so I missed it... Was wondering why my post hadn't shown up! ;-)
Not a problem, Marc, it's just nice to keep the threading intact for everybody else.
... But you may be right, as far as the handling of the scroll wheel is concerned, which is the only component of this mouse that I am now failing to get operating. Somehow, I had experimented around with it under SuSE9.1 and got it working, but cannot remember how or what mouse driver I was using. so I am once again fooling around with it trying to figure out how to get it working.
Well, the signals coming out of the cable end that is plugged into your computer should be no different than the corded version of that mouse, right? The adapter just translates the RF/IR signals back into normal USB "mouse-speak" (for lack of a better term) so the computer can interpret it. I have a corded standard (not USB) Micro Innovations Intelli/Wheel mouse and the wheels (2) both work. On my 9.2 Pro system, there are two "Intelli/Wheel" mice listed in YaST's mouse setup module. One is for USB and the other is for "(Aux-port)". I presume you've tried the USB version? Or do you not have these models listed on your system? - Carl -- _______________________________________________________________________ C. E. Hartung Business Development & Support Services http://www.cehartung.com/ carlh@cehartung.com Dover Foxcroft, Maine, USA Public Keys 68396713 & F8207216 Reg. Linux User #350527 http://counter.li.org/ ----->>>>>http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/supportlinuxbios.html <<<<<-----
Carl E. Hartung wrote:
... But you may be right, as far as the handling of the scroll wheel is concerned, which is the only component of this mouse that I am now failing to get operating. Somehow, I had experimented around with it under SuSE9.1 and got it working, but cannot remember how or what mouse driver I was using. so I am once again fooling around with it trying to figure out how to get it working.
Well, the signals coming out of the cable end that is plugged into your computer should be no different than the corded version of that mouse, right? The adapter just translates the RF/IR signals back into normal USB "mouse-speak" (for lack of a better term) so the computer can interpret it.
Yes I believe you are correct Carl.
I have a corded standard (not USB) Micro Innovations Intelli/Wheel mouse and the wheels (2) both work. On my 9.2 Pro system, there are two "Intelli/Wheel" mice listed in YaST's mouse setup module. One is for USB and the other is for "(Aux-port)". I presume you've tried the USB version? Or do you not have these models listed on your system?
- Carl
Hmmm I do not have either of these mice listed. I don't know if this makes a difference however, I cannot bring up the YaST mouse setup module directly anymore. If I try, my system immediately reboots. I was told this is a known bug and to be fixed in SuSE 9.3 I was told however to go to the YaST -> Hardware -> Graphics Card and Monitor setup, click on Change, Select Input Devices and I get to where I am allowed to select the mouse that way. It appears to be the same setup menu, as I recall, as going directly to the mouse setup module, just another path to get there. And at least this way I don't get the immediate reboot problem. So I wonder why I am not seeing the Intelli/Wheel mice? I double checked to make sure all mice related software packages are installed on my system, and couldn't discover anything obviously missing. Marc....
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