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I just purchased a Mouse Systems 3-button PS/2 Mouse to replace a 2-button
mouse (the user couldn't stand using chorded middle).

Unfortunately, I can't get it to work with either gpm or Xree86.  The
mouse will move up and to the right, but simply jumps when you attempt to
move left or down.  I mostly tried /dev/mouse -> /dev/psaux, but the other
options (/dev/inportbm, etc. don't seem to work, either).

It's not a hardware problem, as the mouse works fine under Win95.  I'm
beginning to suspect and incompatibility with the linux PS/2 mouse driver.

Does anyone have any ideas/experience?

Also, I can't get test-mouse to work with ANY mouse I have, most of which
work fine with gpm and XFree86.  Anyone else?

Quote:>> mouse (the user couldn't stand using chorded middle).

>> Unfortunately, I can't get it to work with either gpm or Xree86.  The
>> mouse will move up and to the right, but simply jumps when you attempt to
>> move left or down.  I mostly tried /dev/mouse -> /dev/psaux, but the other
>> options (/dev/inportbm, etc. don't seem to work, either).

Quote:>You could try linking /dev/ttyS0 (the serial port) to /dev/mouse
>and then write  protocol "mousesystems" , device "/dev/mouse" as usual
>in the XF86config file. Read more about these settings in the howto at
> http://kipper.york.ac.uk/mouse.html

Make sure that

- you're killing 'gpm' first prior to starting X ,

- or that you're using /dev/gpmdata (see the gpm manpage)

- and that no other device is using IRQ12 - check your CMOS
  settings (PNP/PCI options)

Michael
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  I had such a problem as that described with a new system I got. I too
have a Mouse Systems 3-button PS/2 mouse and it behaved as described.
  The only fix I have found for it (and it does work!) is to load a
mouse driver for it in DOS and then use loadlin to start linux. Neither
starting by LILO or a boot diskette works right. The mouse is set to
use with ln -l /dev/psaux /dev/mouse
and gpm works ok. In fact, X works ok when gpm has been operating.
  I tried all sorts of permutations and could not get the thing to work
any other way, but it does work. I would appreciate hearing of some
more convenient way.

: >>
: >> I just purchased a Mouse Systems 3-button PS/2 Mouse to replace a 2-button
:                                              ^^^^^^^^^^
: >> mouse (the user couldn't stand using chorded middle).
: >>
: >> Unfortunately, I can't get it to work with either gpm or Xree86.  The
: >> mouse will move up and to the right, but simply jumps when you attempt to
: >> move left or down.  I mostly tried /dev/mouse -> /dev/psaux, but the other
: >> options (/dev/inportbm, etc. don't seem to work, either).
: >>
: [...]

: >You could try linking /dev/ttyS0 (the serial port) to /dev/mouse
: >and then write  protocol "mousesystems" , device "/dev/mouse" as usual
: >in the XF86config file. Read more about these settings in the howto at

: > http://kipper.york.ac.uk/mouse.html

: Nope. He's using a PS/2 mouse - /dev/psaux is the correct device .

: Make sure that

: - you're killing 'gpm' first prior to starting X ,

: - or that you're using /dev/gpmdata (see the gpm manpage)

: - and that no other device is using IRQ12 - check your CMOS
:   settings (PNP/PCI options)

: Michael
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I believe that this problem is some kind of incompatibility between the
linux PS/2 mouse driver and the Mouse Systems 3-button PS/2 mouse,
particularly since the mouse works under Win95 using the generic
msmouse.drv mouse driver.