Hi guys,

My last step to have my powerful system working is to have the right configuration for my Logitech optical mouse in Xfree86.

Im using my mouse usb/ps2 in ps2 mode so this is now in /dev/ttyxxx and now it is configure or attached to /dev/mouse.

Now my problem is anyone know which is the right driver for my mouse I try with the ones that are in the documentation but until now without success.

My best regards in advance guys.

I'm not sure what you mean by ps/2 mode. Do you mean you have one of those usb to ps/2 adapters on the mouse and it is plugged into your ps/2 port? If so, why? Why not go usb?

Anyway, is this a scroll mouse that you are trying to configure? If that is the case, the protocol you want to use is IMPS/2. I've always set my mice to /dev/psaux (even usb mice). That works for me.

What version of slackware are you using? I thought 10.0 shipped with X11.org not XFree86.

By-the-by, I am using a Logitech USB Optical Scroll mouse, Again, it's configured in xorg.conf as /dev/psaux using the IMPS/2 protocol. Furthermore, for the scroll features:

Option "ChordMiddle"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Hi danns,

Yes you right Im using my logitech mouse with the adaptor usb->ps2, I did it because I thing that is more easy to configure a ps2 that a USB.

Any way Im using Slack 10.1 and I installed the Xfree86 4.5.0 binaries for Linux-ix86-glibc23.

Now Im I little bit confuse because you said that my distro is shipped with X11.org mmm I don't know what that mean, I was thinking that Xfree is the standard for graphic evironments.

Usually I use xf86cfg -textmode to configure my Xfree86. so if you know how to config x11.org please let me know.

Finally, my device is a Logitech USB Optical Scroll mouse

Greetings.

Xfree and Xorg are essentially the same thing ( there are a few improvements in Xorg, but more or less you won't notice a difference except for naming of some things).

Personally ( keep in mind this is an opinion), I like to use usb instead of ps/2 for my mouse. the way I have mine set up:

open up (as root) /etc/X11/<config file> ( yours will be different than mine since you are using Xfree instead of Xorg, but yours is probably named either XF86Config or XF86Config-4)

go down to here:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

************************************

the Identifier and driver are what you set up through xf86config or xorgconfig.
for protocol, I like to use IMPS/2 for usb, and device being /dev/input/mice (for usb, not ps/2)
the ZAxisMapping is for the scrollwheel, 4 being up and 5 being down

If you do it that way the 6, and 7 buttons will be unusable.

Instead

Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"

And then put the following into your .xinitrc file.

xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"

Now all your buttons should work. You can test it with xev to make sure and then bind the extra buttons to whatever you like depending on you WM.

Hi guys,

Well, still not working :'( my mouse the model is this:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...CONTENTID=8066

Is suppoused that is attached to /dev/mouse -> /dev/ttyS0 the link is there.

Q1: How I can see if the mouse is working on /dev/mouse, like using cat or somenthing and moving the mouse to see if there is data collected.

So this is my configuration in the mouse section in XF86Config:

#Mouse section
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

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Q2: Any idea, how to resolve my issue.

Greatings.

Why is your mouse linked to ttyS0? It's not a serial mouse!

link it against /dev/mouse against psaux and restart X.

$ rm /dev/mouse

and then relink it to psaux because it's a ps/2 mouse.

$ ln -s /dev/mouse /dev/psaux

You may also use /dev/psaux

Then also setup /dev/input/mice in another device section for usb mice on Mouse1

However you need to enable it in ServerLayout

InputDevice "Mouse1" "AlwaysCore"



No need to use /dev/mouse in the config.

I would just use /dev/input/mice and plug in the usb.

By the way the driver is mouse

the protocol is imps/2

Guys thanks so much.

Problem resolved

Solution:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
#Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ChordMiddle"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

THANKS for this thread...

My problem was the symlink... changing to
device "/dev/input/mice" made all the difference in the world for me.