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Due to certain constraints on my current motherboard, I am forced to have to use a PS/2 to USB adapter instead of the normal PS/2 port on my PC. Mind you, this is not the only distribution that I have had problems with. But here are the symptoms.
I'll boot into the CD. Desktop comes up and everything looks fine. Then I go to move my mouse. It moves, but only up and down, and only when I move my mouse from side to side. If I hold the r-click button, I can move it to the right only. This is also present in OpenSolaris, and a few other OSes I have tried. However, this is not an issue in Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, Windows 95, 98, XP, or OpenSuse.
Here is all of the hardware info I got from Puppy:
Thanks for posting the feedback and the information pyrestriker.
We have had two earlier reports of this (see here and here).
Hopefully we will be able to pick this up and resolve it for the final release.
Unfortunately I do not have a solution nor am I a dev, so I can not make promises that it will be resolved. Sorry about that.
Hi,
links referred to testing-section, which is in fact for registered members, as well as our "gallery". But the rest of dreamlinuxforums.org is free for use
@nno
Due to certain constraints on my current motherboard, I am forced to have to use a PS/2 to USB adapter instead of the normal PS/2 port on my PC. Mind you, this is not the only distribution that I have had problems with. But here are the symptoms.
I'll boot into the CD. Desktop comes up and everything looks fine. Then I go to move my mouse. It moves, but only up and down, and only when I move my mouse from side to side. If I hold the r-click button, I can move it to the right only. This is also present in OpenSolaris, and a few other OSes I have tried. However, this is not an issue in Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, Windows 95, 98, XP, or OpenSuse.
Here is all of the hardware info I got from Puppy:
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I hope that helps.
Hi pyrestriker
Just for occasions like these, I whipped out my twin-input ps2-usb adapter and stuck in a ps/2 kbd and a ps2 mouse.
So now my 2 keyboards, trackpad, 3button ps2 mouse and 5button usb mouse are attached. They all work and the ps2 mouse is a little wonky, a little like what you describe.
The longer it's attached, the better the control I have.
Both buttons and scroll wheel work fine and with all those input devices present, I'm able to navigate the ps/2 mouse and work on this page.
Right now I'm concurrently moving both mousey mices and they work properly.
I managed to lessen the effects of the sluggishness before. Gotta just tweak xorg configuration.
BUT! as another test, I just gave the ps2 mouse another mousing/tracking surface.
It now works perfectly. I might add that this is an optical ps/2 mouse.
You might want to try cleaning your mouse and try another mousepad?
It would be good to know which version of Dreamlinux you tried. Thanks.
Oddly enough, I got my mouse working. Which kind of bugs me. Why? The PS/2 port for my mouse was broken. But now it works. Odd... It hasn't worked in over 3 years, I don't see why all of a sudden it would work now. It still appears physically busted though (I get my parts for free on Freecycle, and sometimes they aren't the best condition).
So currently my only other concern which is something only Windows would recognize properly - My DVD multi-Drive. So far I haven't been able to find a distro able to support its DVD-RAM function. It is a Samsung Super Writemaster DVD Multi-Recorder with SpeedPlus (Not bad, it burns DVDs at 16x, and it's pretty old. Still sells for a pretty penny too.) http://www.mysimon.com/9014-3212_8-33201642.html
Not that I mind, really. I don't use it for DVD-RAM atm. But if I wanted to, I'd like to be able to use it.
Oddly enough, I got my mouse working. Which kind of bugs me. Why? The PS/2 port for my mouse was broken. But now it works. Odd... It hasn't worked in over 3 years, I don't see why all of a sudden it would work now. It still appears physically busted though (I get my parts for free on Freecycle, and sometimes they aren't the best condition).
So currently my only other concern which is something only Windows would recognize properly - My DVD multi-Drive. So far I haven't been able to find a distro able to support its DVD-RAM function. It is a Samsung Super Writemaster DVD Multi-Recorder with SpeedPlus (Not bad, it burns DVDs at 16x, and it's pretty old. Still sells for a pretty penny too.) http://www.mysimon.com/9014-3212_8-33201642.html
Not that I mind, really. I don't use it for DVD-RAM atm. But if I wanted to, I'd like to be able to use it.
Hi pyrestriker
Sorry about the testing board not being open to non-members. There are two reasons.
1. We didn't want new users mistakenly thinking that an unfinished RC was the final stable release.
2. We are a small forum with minimum resources and our bandwidth has been getting cained this year.
Tomorrow I will be upgrading the hosting service to business level which means that we will have more space and more bandwidth. The Gallery and the RC testing board will then be open for all. We'll just have to make sure that we keep an eye out for "new to Linux" users who are not sure what Beta or RC means.
I had a chuckle when I read your post, as I envisioned the ultimate Dreamlinux promotion title on Digg;
"Dreamlinux Resurrects Dead Mouse"
Back on topic:
I,ve only ever used standard cd and dvd readers/burners, but i'll have a Google and see if I can find any hints for a solution to your problem.
Actually, I'm having WebCam troubles with Dreamlinux 3.5 RC4. I have a Logitech QuickCam Pro, and I have tried using the repositories to install the proper drivers... I don't use it often, and forgot to test it upon installation. I have gotten it working under Ubuntu, OpenSolaris 10, OpenSuse 10.3/11.0, and Puppy Linux 4.1.1.
Actually, I'm having WebCam troubles with Dreamlinux 3.5 RC4. I have a Logitech QuickCam Pro, and I have tried using the repositories to install the proper drivers... I don't use it often, and forgot to test it upon installation. I have gotten it working under Ubuntu, OpenSolaris 10, OpenSuse 10.3/11.0, and Puppy Linux 4.1.1.
Ok webcams on Dreamlinux/Debian Lenny:
Open your terminal and issue su+password to become root, then
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