[ale] USB mouse

[cfowler]

This requires the mouse to be attached at X startup.  I have not been
able to get my mouse to work after stating X then attaching the mouse.



On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 02:59, Dow Hurst wrote:
> Here is my USB mouse section from XF86Config-4:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>   Driver       "mouse"
>   Identifier   "Mouse[3]"
>   Option       "ButtonNumber" "7"
>   Option       "Device" "/dev/pointer0"
>   Option       "EmulateWheel" "on"
>   Option       "EmulateWheelButton" "4"
>   Option       "InputFashion" "Mouse"
>   Option       "Name" "USB-Mouse:ExplorerPS/2"
>   Option       "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
>   Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> Also you'll need this:
> Section "ServerLayout"
>   Identifier   "Layout[all]"
>   InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
>   InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
>   InputDevice  "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
>   Screen       "Screen[0]"
> EndSection
> 
> And in the Files Section (truncated for brevity) notice the following:
> InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
>   InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
>   InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
>   InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
>   InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
>   InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
>   InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
>   InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
>   InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
>   InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
>   InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
>   InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
>   InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
>   InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
>   InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
>   InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
>   InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
>   InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
>   InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> I have a PS2 mouse hooked up as well as the USB mouse so that is why the number of devices is such as it is.  I am running under SuSE 8.1.
> Dow
> 
> 
> >>> fishy at ipa.net 02/10/03 22:16 PM >>>
> I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 with 2 internal mice (ps2 I suppose) But I 
> also want to be able to use and external USB mouse.
> 
> Ive enabled all the needed USB stuff in the kernel and the mouse is 
> detected on bootup (it even tells me the model name :) (and beeps when I 
> unplug/plug the mouse)
> 
> What should I add to XF86Config-4 to get it to work under Xwindows?
> 
> 
> heres my current Input device section:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>         Driver          "keyboard"
>         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>         Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
>         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
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