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| Thread ID: 51160 | 2004-11-13 08:19:00 | Linux laptop likes its mousepad too much. | personthingy (1670) | Press F1 |
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| 291353 | 2004-11-13 09:58:00 | Hi Personthingy, You don't mention whether you are experiencing this problem with the mouse installed prior to boot or if you are plugging it in after boot-up. I have just tried it with the mouse installed prior to boot without any problems. After logging in a window opens asking if you wish to install the mouse. After installing it is possible to use either the mouse or trackpad. I haven't tried booting and then connecting the device though. |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 291354 | 2004-11-13 09:59:00 | mikebartnz------ I had a quick poke around the BIOS when i installed SuSE, but perhaps i should have a more thorough look in the morning... Good night all! :-) Chris |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 291355 | 2004-11-13 10:10:00 | ive got one of these! :p i checked the dse site and theres no linux drivers, bugger im not sure on how you install hardware in linux but have you tried the hardware installation thingy(if there is one) |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 291356 | 2004-11-13 11:13:00 | They're just stock standard PS2 mice - Work in Linux with no extra config. Try rebooting the machine with it in - although X should pick it up and "just work" with it. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 291357 | 2004-11-13 11:19:00 | Hi personthingy. I've got a toshiba laptop running windows. Also have a usb optical mouse. There was a toshiba driver I had for the touchpad which controlled whether you wanted to work the touchpad or not. Somehow I've stuffed it up and my option to stop the touchpad has gone. Now both the mouse and touchpad are working at the same time. Yet I've read somewhere you shouldn't use both at the same time as it will affect the way the mouse works. So I think its a driver issue. Try going to the laptop site and look for the driver that controls the touchpad. Otherwise get a mouse which is compatible for Linux. A pain I know, but at least it will work. Marg |
pulling hair out (4493) | ||
| 291358 | 2004-11-13 11:42:00 | Found this on google, may help re getting SuSE9.1 to work with usb mouse Here (forums.bit-tech.net) |
pulling hair out (4493) | ||
| 291359 | 2004-11-13 18:50:00 | But the mouse is compatible - I used it on my desktop... All it required was a restart of X and it was fine - no additional setting adjustments. Im not sure if my old XF86Config was looking for /dev/psaux or /dev/mouse but it may pay to cat /etc/X/XF86Config | grep psaux (or /etc/X/xorg.conf if they've seen the light and are using xorg) and then cat /etc/X/XF86Config | grep mouse and see what the results are. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 291360 | 2004-11-13 19:31:00 | Hi Gorela, It doesn't seem to make any difference as to when i plug the mouse in. I had it plugged in to the side of the laptop and ignored it. The relationship was mutual, it ignored me too, or at least it ignored the laptop. :-( I've left it there, i've tried plugging it in later... nothing makes it go. Every now and then i forget to use the track pad, and thus remind my self that the mouse is but a prop in its current state. I'm beginning to think that i may have a dud mouse, so if BIOS settings can't bring it to life, i shall try it on another computer tommorrow at work. Thanks to all for the ideas Chris |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 291361 | 2004-11-13 20:50:00 | OK . . . so much for BIOS settings Even when i "disable" the Track pad, i get exactly the same result . The built in mousy/track-pad keeps working, the USB external mouse is nothing but a prop . I'll try Chills suggestions next, after some breakfast and a chance to wake up! Cheers Chris |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 291362 | 2004-11-13 22:13:00 | Can't Help with your Prob sorry:-(, but... :-) Welcome Back :-) |
J ZEP (336) | ||
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