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10-14-2003, 10:54 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Slackware 9.0
Posts: 23
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Microsoft Wireless Desktop MOUSE troubles
Hello all,
I have installed Slackware after having annoying troubles with Redhat. I have the Microsoft Wireless Desktop which can run both the keyboard and the mouse off on one usb plug. It won't run both of them in linux, but it also has a serial connecter that can run the keyboard, leaving the USB for the mouse. The mouse will respond this way but unfortunately not properly. The mouse will only move up and down when I move the mouse left or right, and it will move right when i click any of the buttons. The mouse has 2 buttons and a scroll wheel.
Here is the mouse section of my XF86Config file...
(A lot of the stuff I added here from suggestions from other sites, feel free to tell me delete uneeded things.)
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Button Number" "3"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Anyone have any experience with how I can get my mouse to work? I've been looking all around but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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10-15-2003, 04:52 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: New York
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,358
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Try changing the protocall. I doubt imps/2 is the right one for an serial mouse. Instead, try
Option "protocol" "microsoft"
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10-15-2003, 09:40 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Slackware 9.0
Posts: 23
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I have tried using the Microsoft protocol, and when I do it will jump around the screen almost randomly, and randomly click. The mouse isn't using the serial connector, only the keyboard is. The mouse runs off of the usb cable. Is there a different protocol I should try? Thanks.
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10-15-2003, 10:19 AM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Distribution: ubuntu
Posts: 297
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Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
insert the REAL device (/dev/mouse is probably just a symlink). if you use kernel 2.4.xx and devfs then this probably will be /dev/input/mouse0 or so.
then come again and tell us if it helped...
g
raven
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10-15-2003, 10:38 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Slackware 9.0
Posts: 23
Original Poster
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Ok, I tried Raven's suggestion and I put /dev/input/mouse0 for "device" and it is still only moving up and down. My entry in the XF86Config file for the mouse section looks just like what Raven posted above. Any other ideas? Thanks for all the help!
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10-15-2003, 11:50 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 8
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Some info can be found at http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html, but frankly, I doubt if it works for this device (it's microsoft you know...).
PS. I have similar mouse'n'keyboard, tried every possible protocol, but in vain....
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10-16-2003, 07:50 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 8
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Hello again,
Yesterday I checked again all my config against the guide I mentioned in my previous post, and presto, it's finally WORKING as USB!
So to the same and you'll be there!
Bye!
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03-08-2006, 09:46 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: São Paulo - Brazil
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 1
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Please!
I know the post is quite old but I'm having the same problem...
I have the M$ Wireless Optical Desktop and the keyboard is working but the mouse....
Thanks a lot!
Carlos
Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra7x
Hello again,
Yesterday I checked again all my config against the guide I mentioned in my previous post, and presto, it's finally WORKING as USB!
So to the same and you'll be there!
Bye!
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04-10-2006, 07:42 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 1
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I just got mine to work by using the USB connector for the mouse and using the Intellimouse PS/2 on USB protocol.
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "IMPS/2 on USB"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "USB-Mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
This is working on SuSE 10, and configured through SaX2.
Last edited by MarkMann; 04-10-2006 at 07:44 AM.
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