How to configure MS Optical PS2 Mouse
I am using the Fedora Core 1 distribution, updated to the latest levels with up2date. I have an MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 that's USB and PS2 compatible. I use a KVM switch so that I can have two systems (Win 2K and Linux), but only one display/keyboard/mouse. Because the switch only handles PS2 mice, that's what I have to use.
Unfortunately, the Fedora install does not give me any way to select a PS2-attach version of the MS optical mouse. Under the Microsoft section, there's a choice for "Intellimouse Optical (USB)," and there's an "Intellimouse (PS2)" choice. I have tried both these choices, and the mouse does not work (in fact, power is never applied to the mouse because the LEDs inside the mouse remain off). I tried using a Generic 3-button mouse (PS2), and that also did not work. I finally had to resort to a separate optical USB mouse, and that works. However, I now have to have two mice, one for each system. This is really annoying - I'm forever grabbing the wrong mouse for the system I'm currently using. Is there some way to get Linux to recognize and power up a PS2-attached optical mouse? Austin, TX |
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Section "InputDevice" You can find other tweaks in these forums and through Google - Linux Flavored . rberry88 |
a little more help for the newbie
new to linux here and not exprienced with programming (kinda a dilemma)...this all looks like good advice...i have a 5 button optical ps2 but i need a little more specific directioning as to what exactly needs to be typed in where...if i need to root onto konsole and update a config file or what i really dont have a clue....the above instructions looked like they should be able to help me if i understood where i was suppose to update that information....appreciated
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I'm assuming you are booting into a GUI window manager like KDE or Gnome. If so, then open a terminal or console (konsole in kde) and do this:
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su rberry88 |
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