unfortunally I've tried this.... My configuration looked at that moment something like: Driver "mouse" Device "/dev/mouse" Protocol "Microsoft" It's an old ordernary Microsoft serial-mouse with 2 buttons... the path to the configuration-file is "/etc/x11" and the path to the mouse-file is "/dev/mouse" but.....he refused to accept the Driver-line in XF86config...? Why not...?...? /Janne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lionel Lecoq" <lionel_lecoq@yahoo.com> To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 8:53 AM Subject: Re: Mouse problems....Debian/Xfree86 > Check your XF86Config, the mouse config should look like that > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > # Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" > # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Depending on your mouse the device option and protocol option could vary, if you have only 2 > buttons the emulate3buttons options would be uncommented. > Lionel > > --- Jan_Björkman <jannebjorkman@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've just installed Debian 2.2 r6 with Xfree86-packet 3.3.6....everything seems to work fine > > exept for the mouse....? > > > > The mouse is an ordenary old MS serial-mouse with 2 buttons...It feels like connection-problems > > between the protocol and hardware.... > > The hardware works fine so it should be a broken link someware... > > How does this part of Xfree works...? What do I need to connect the mouse to Xfree? Could it be > > something I've forgotten to install that the protocol is needed...? > > > > The messages I get is: > > "Warning: /dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd(invalid argument)" > > "Xinit:connection to Xserver lost" > > > > Ive tried to configure though the application xf86config and pgm....I've looked in the > > xf86config-file, but I'm not shure what to do there so I have'nt changed anything....and I'm > > hoping that the configuration application know what to do..... > > What can be wrong...? > > Can anyone help me...? > > > > /Absolutly Newbie...;-) > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
