Two mice, one linux?

mjwnijkamp · 05-09-2004, 11:40 AM

Well, here's the deal. SuSe 9 pro installed on thinkpad with trackpoint recognized. Next thing was to get the USB intellipoint mouse running too, which did actuall work without a glitch. But....

Im new to linux and dont have a clue how to get both functioning (trough the terminal anyway) at the same time, without having to switch between them in Yast all the time? I would really like to use them both! Did anyone figure this out ?

Muzzy · 05-09-2004, 12:24 PM

Do you have a /dev/input/mice?

Code:

ls /dev/input/mice

If so you can use that in your XF86Config, and both should work at the same time.

mjwnijkamp · 05-10-2004, 09:36 AM

Yes, i seem to have exactly that actually, plus some thirty or more mouses (1-30). But where to take it from there? (i know i am a total linux noob

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Muzzy · 05-10-2004, 11:46 AM

Edit XF86Config as root and search for the mouse:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option      "Protocol"    "PS/2"
    Option      "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"
    Option      "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection

Make sure the device is correct is pointing to "/dev/input/mice".
Take a backup before you change it in case of an error.

mjwnijkamp · 05-10-2004, 12:15 PM

Ok, think i understand the magic. my section looks like this

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "ButtonNumber" "2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Now i guess i ought to change
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" into
Option "Device" "/data1/dev/input/mice"

Now this might sound a bit silly but won't I get into trouble since the protocols for the two mice are different? NB USB intellipoint and PS/2 trackpoint? If yes, how should I set both protocols into the config file appropriatly? thanks in advance!

Muzzy · 05-10-2004, 12:42 PM

Erm good point, not sure actually! You might mave to play with it a bit to get it working, although last time I tried it it worked first time - I happen to have a touchpad and a USB mouse so this is pretty similar to your setup, I can just quickly try it and see if I can get them both working....

Muzzy · 05-10-2004, 12:54 PM

OK I was a bit worried when I plugged my mouse in and it didn't work...

But it turned out all I was missing was to load a module:
modprobe usbhid

This is with Protocol="PS/2" ... don't ask me why it work's it just does!

Muzzy · 05-10-2004, 01:00 PM

You can have a look at my XF86Config if you like, I posted it here. I only have one mouse section, even though I have two mice. It works fine, even when I use both at the same time.

http://muzzy.is-a-geek.com/~mark/linux/XF86Config

mjwnijkamp · 05-10-2004, 03:47 PM

Now im really baffled.
I kept my fingers crossed, rebooted and you know what happened? The PS/2 trackpoint did not respond anymore, but the intellipoint did! even tough the XF86Config file suggests it runs under dev/input/mice PS/2 protocol. hehehe, it's a bit like monthy python: really strange but funny and a bit annoying. Anyhow, back to the drawingboard i guess...

mjwnijkamp · 05-11-2004, 08:41 AM

Well that sure wasn't no picknick, but this is the winning config solution for a usb mouse plus trackpoint.

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/pointer1"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "Device" "/dev/pointer0"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
EndSection