MS IntelliMouse Optical (USB) problem with Sysinstall

MS IntelliMouse Optical (USB) problem with Sysinstall

Post by Boy Stephanus Gunawa » Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:20:22



Hello, I'm a newbie here.
I tried to install FreeBSD 4.4 to my 1.2 GB HD and am having problem to
get my mouse to work in X.

When I tried to go to XF86Setup to configure X, it just cannot detect my
MS Intellimouse Optical connected to the USB port. I chose USB mouse,
and select Auto for the protocol type and BusMouse for the port. When I
hit Enable, the user confirmation requested popped up, and my mouse
cursor wasn't able to move (I can't even see where the cursor was).

I believe I've tried other protocol and port type, and still it didn't
recognize my mouse.

Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks.

 
 
 

MS IntelliMouse Optical (USB) problem with Sysinstall

Post by eggo » Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:26:40


Configure your mouse for the console first (SysInstall->Configure->Mouse) so
then it's using moused.
moused creates a /dev/sysmouse device which uses protocol MouseSystems or
something, but you can throw it onto Auto under X and it works fine.



Quote:> Hello, I'm a newbie here.
> I tried to install FreeBSD 4.4 to my 1.2 GB HD and am having problem to
> get my mouse to work in X.

> When I tried to go to XF86Setup to configure X, it just cannot detect my
> MS Intellimouse Optical connected to the USB port. I chose USB mouse,
> and select Auto for the protocol type and BusMouse for the port. When I
> hit Enable, the user confirmation requested popped up, and my mouse
> cursor wasn't able to move (I can't even see where the cursor was).

> I believe I've tried other protocol and port type, and still it didn't
> recognize my mouse.

> Any ideas how to fix this?
> Thanks.


 
 
 

MS IntelliMouse Optical (USB) problem with Sysinstall

Post by Alastair Hogg » Wed, 21 Nov 2001 01:04:42


On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:20 in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc, Boy


> Hello, I'm a newbie here.
> I tried to install FreeBSD 4.4 to my 1.2 GB HD and am having problem
> to get my mouse to work in X.

> When I tried to go to XF86Setup to configure X, it just cannot
> detect my MS Intellimouse Optical connected to the USB port. I chose
> USB mouse, and select Auto for the protocol type and BusMouse for
> the port. When I hit Enable, the user confirmation requested popped
> up, and my mouse cursor wasn't able to move (I can't even see where
> the cursor was).

Yeah I think I had the same problem with my Inte...

Quote:> I believe I've tried other protocol and port type, and still it
> didn't recognize my mouse.

> Any ideas how to fix this?

Well here's what I did to my /etc/rc.conf:
usbd_enable="YES"
usbd_flags=""
moused_port="/dev/ums0"
moused_type="auto"
moused_enable="YES"
moused_flags="-r high"
Who knows what it all does...I certainly can't remember, but I think
got all the help from thr Handbook.

Also in my XF86Config:
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" #/dev/ums0 gives me *
        Option      "Buttons" "5"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Quote:> Thanks.

Well HTH.
-Alastair
 
 
 

MS IntelliMouse Optical (USB) problem with Sysinstall

Post by mic.. » Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:34:37



Quote:> Hello, I'm a newbie here.
> I tried to install FreeBSD 4.4 to my 1.2 GB HD and am having problem to
> get my mouse to work in X.
> When I tried to go to XF86Setup to configure X, it just cannot detect my
> MS Intellimouse Optical connected to the USB port. I chose USB mouse,
> and select Auto for the protocol type and BusMouse for the port. When I
> hit Enable, the user confirmation requested popped up, and my mouse
> cursor wasn't able to move (I can't even see where the cursor was).
> I believe I've tried other protocol and port type, and still it didn't
> recognize my mouse.

When you plug an USB mouse, the demon usbd notices it and fires up
moused the mouse demon. You can have two moused running at the same time
one for the usb and another for a ps/2 mouse for example (or the touchpad)
and the motions add. To take advantage of this X must run looking
at /dev/sysmouse with protocol auto.

Quote:> Any ideas how to fix this?
> Thanks.

--
Michel Talon
 
 
 

1. Has anyone gotten a MS IntelliMouse Optical USB/PS/2 to work with X?

I have the IntelliMouse Optical Mouse when I configure X the setting I
choose was the IntelliMouse.

To cut a long story short when I startx X comes up fine but my mouse does
not work the cursor is basically stuck in the upper left corner of the
screen.

Now Is there a way to get the mouse working under Slackware 8?

If I edit the XF86Config file for the mouse entry is there another entry I
can use say MS compatible?

I just want the Damm thing to work I will trade off the other fancy
functionality..

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated...

TIA Flipmode

2. Xconfig for Genoa 6400A and NEC 3D

3. superuser and xdm

4. token Novell under AIX PS/2 DOS merge

5. about error output redirect in ksh script

6. MS Intellimouse Optical sholder buttons.

7. MS IntelliMouse Optical not working under Mandrake 9.0

8. MS optical intellimouse question

9. Microsoft Intellimouse Optical USB in Linux! (How-to)

10. Can I use my USB Microsoft optical Intellimouse in X-Windows?