Re: Mouse problems: Debian 2.2 rev6+Xfree

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well...I not so shure that I understood.....You could say that I'm a
absolutly basic newbie at Linux....I'm sorry to say....but I really want to
learn....and I have to start somewhere.....;-)
I know that it is case sensitive......I wrote "dev/ttys0", and that it was
then....."dev/ttys0".....I've also tried ttyS0....but the same result....not
a thing....no errors...nothing....and in my debug-file it seems to work
fine...but not in the reality...?...

The mouse should been easy to found in the install....or...?...The hardware
is just old ordenary products, and it should not be too hard to find and
configure....I thought....

My mouse is a old Microsoft 2-buttons serial-mouse...connected to
com1....and works perfect on all other OS that I've tried on this
computer......
Well...how do the mouse works in the system...?
What do I really need to get it work...?
How should it be configured...?
What must the configuration files and the symbolic links contain to get it
work...?
Is it possible that the installation missed a file or something that I need
to get it work...?

I just don't get this......:-(



----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexandre Heitor Schmidt" <xandehs@univates.br>
To: <newbie@xfree86.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: Mouse problems: Debian 2.2 rev6+Xfree


> Sorry if this explanation is a little 'basic'... I don't know how much you
know about linux. ;-)
>
> First, don't forget: linux is case sensitive. You wrote /dev/ttys0, while
the correct is /dev/ttyS0. Note the 's' case difference. Use 'S' instead of
's'.
>
> The @mouse (mouse@ on my system) file is something called a symbolic link.
It is a not a real file, but a pointer to another file. This is our main
point.
>
> Try this under the /dev directory:
>
> $ ls -l mouse*
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            5 Jul 29 11:15 mouse -> psaux
>                                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> This is what I get. It means I have a 'file' called mouse pointing to the
psaux device.
>
> If your mouse works under text mode, you should update your XF86Config to
use the device specified by the link. If you don't want to use the symbolic
link, you can still use the device itself, that is, instead of /dev/mouse,
you could use /dev/psaux (in my case) or /dev/ttyS0 or ...
>
> Hope that helps! :-)
>
> X.
>
> On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:31:54 +0200
> Jan Björkman <jannebjorkman@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm sorry...but....I'm not so shure that I understand......?
> > at my /dev directory is a file (or something) called
@mouse.....ok..!...so
> > far so good.....but this "file" is empty....it does'nt contain a
> > thing.....is this really right...?
> > I've tried with /dev/ttys0....Then it says "Cannot open mouse
(input/output
> > error)"......?
> > Can this be a clue...?...what can be wrong...?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alexandre Heitor Schmidt" <xandehs@univates.br>
> > To: <newbie@xfree86.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: Mouse problems: Debian 2.2 rev6+Xfree
> >
> >
> > > Take a look at your /dev dir.
> > >
> > > Look for a symbolic link called /dev/mouse. It'll point to
> > /dev/<somewhere>.
> > >
> > > Try using /dev/mouse instead of /dev/tty0 under XF86Config
> > >
> > > If there is no symbolic link, try using /dev/ttyS0 (COM1) or
/dev/psaux,
> > in case of a PS2 mouse.
> > >
> > > Hope that helps...
> > >
> > > []'s,
> > >
> > > X.
> > >
> > > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:48:31 +0200
> > > Jan Björkman <jannebjorkman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > This could be my problem....I don't know, but it looks possible to
> > me....I
> > > > think.....even if  I'm a stupid newbie in Linux...;-)
> > > > But........Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "on"........It didn't help
at
> > > > all....I've been configurate by application and manually in the
> > > > xf86config-file and no matter how I'm doing it's the same
> > result.....When
> > > > I'm making my debug-file by typing "X > /tmp/x.out 2>&1" the file
tells
> > me
> > > > that I have a 3-buttonmouse....?...?
> > > > Is this really right...? I can only see two buttons....?....;-)
> > > > My mind is telling me that's something's wrong....
> > > > Or...can it be any other problems or wrong configuration that make
the
> > mouse
> > > > doesn't work at all....The cursor won't even move.....
> > > > In Dos, Win NT, Win -95, OS/2 and the basic setup at the computer
the
> > mouse
> > > > works just fine....Debian is the only OS that refuse to accept my
> > Microsoft
> > > > serial mouse so far...
> > > > so...I must do something wrong in the configuration....but what...?
> > > >
> > > > Most greatful for Ideas...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Lionel Lecoq" <lionel_lecoq@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: <newbie@XFree86.Org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:43 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Mouse problems: Debian 2.2 rev6+Xfree
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > you may need something like:
> > > > > Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
> > > > > Lionel
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Jan_Björkman <jannebjorkman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Can someone tell me....?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've been installing Debian 2.2 rev6 with xfree86 3.3.6 on a
> > PC-computer
> > > > > > (i386) with only standard-hardware...and it works real
> > fine...almost...
> > > > > > It's the mouse that's the problem.....
> > > > > > I've found just one mouse-configuration that not gives any
errors
> > when I
> > > > > > start X.....but the mouse doesn't work at all..!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In the XF86Config the mouse-configuration looks like:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >
#***************************************************************************
> > > > > > **************
> > > > > > # Pointer section
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >
#***************************************************************************
> > > > > > **************
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Section "Pointer"
> > > > > >     Protocol    "Microsoft"
> > > > > >     Device       "/dev/tty0"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > EndSection
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've made a file for debugging by: X > /tmp/x.out 2>&1
> > > > > > and it gives the result in the lines for the mouse:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/tty0, baudrate: 1200
> > > > > > (**) Mouse: buttons: 3
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But..?...my mouse has only two buttons (an old
> > microsoft-mouse)....and
> > > > exept
> > > > > > for this it looks to me like it should work....but.....oh
no....no
> > > > > > connection at all....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What can be wrong...?????
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Could anyone say what's wrong....please....?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > //absolutly newbie
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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