Problems with serial mouse in X

Mr54mk · 09-11-2004, 08:12 PM

Hello all:
I recently picked up a p233 with 64 mb of ram at a yard sale for 10 bucks. I decided to breathe some life into the old machine and convert it into a webserver and email server. I decided to go with slackware 10 to run this old beast . I installed every thing that I needed and booted the system up without X, no problems. Then when I try to start up X the mouse trips out and goes straight to the top right corner of the screen and doesn't respond. I tried to edit the xorg.conf file by adding Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" to the mouse section but that doesn't seem to work. I did a serch on this site and came up with nothing. Does anyone have any ideas? Thx in advance.

-Mr54mk

sether · 09-11-2004, 08:38 PM

from the xfree86 website:

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Serial mouse

The XFree86 server supports a wide range of mice, both old and new. If your mouse is of a relatively new model, it may conform to the PnP COM device specification and the X server may be able to detect an appropriate protocol type for the mouse automatically.

Specify "Auto" as the protocol type and start the X server. If the mouse is not a PnP mouse, or the X server cannot determine a suitable protocol type, the server will print the following error message and abort.

<mousename>: cannot determine the mouse protocol

If the X server generates the above error message, you need to manually specify a protocol type for your mouse. Choose one from the following list:

* GlidePoint
* IntelliMouse
* Logitech
* Microsoft
* MMHittab
* MMSeries
* MouseMan
* MouseSystems
* ThinkingMouse

When you choose, keep in mind the following rule of thumb:

1. "Logitech" protocol is for old serial mouse models from Logitech. Modern Logitech mice use either "MouseMan" or "Microsoft" protocol.
2. Most 2-button serial mice support the "Microsoft" protocol.
3. 3-button serial mice may work with the "Mousesystems" protocol. If it doesn't, it may work instead with the "Microsoft" protocol although the third (middle) button won't function. 3-button serial mice may also work with the "Mouseman" protocol under which the third button may function as expected.
4. 3-button serial mice may have a small switch at the bottom of the mouse to choose between ``MS'' and ``PC'', or ``2'' and ``3''. ``MS'' or ``2'' usually mean the "Microsoft" protocol. ``PC'' or ``3'' will choose the "MouseSystems" protocol.
5. If the serial mouse has a roller or a wheel, it may be compatible with the "IntelliMouse" protocol.
6. If the serial mouse has a roller or a wheel and it doesn't work with the "IntelliMouse" protocol, you have to use it as a regular 2- or 3-button serial mouse.

If the "Auto" protocol is specified and the mouse seems working, but you find that not all features of the mouse is available, that is because the X server does not have native support for that model of mouse and is using a ``compatible'' protocol according to PnP information.

If you suspect this is the case with your mouse, please send a report to XFree86@XFree86.Org

hope that helps

gbonvehi · 09-11-2004, 08:52 PM

Does it work on console mode via gpm?

carboncopy · 09-11-2004, 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by gbonvehi
Does it work on console mode via gpm?

Of course!

as long as your /dev/sty ( I can't remember the exact code for serial port) is correctly set in gpm (config script) and xorg.conf - for x window