>
> I have in my posession an optical trackball, which X thinks of as:
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
> Option "Buttons" "6"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 5"
> EndSection
>
> It works fine with kernel 2.6.15.1. Therefore it's not that
> ExplorerPS/2 mice don't work with 2.6, it's that those _particular_
> ExplorerPS/2 mice don't work with 2.6
That may very well be.
> (and I suspect that it's the configuration of your software [1], not
> the kernel version, that's the issue).
All I know is that I cannot coax 2.6 to play nice with them, and it is
not an issue with M$ or 2.4.
>
> Have you tried some LiveCDs or rescue CDs?
Yes. It works fine with Knoppix 3.7 (kernel 2.4) and freaks out any
later version of Knoppix (kernel 2.6).
> If it's a roll-your-own kernel, make sure you have all the necessary
> modules available.
I'm not far enough along in my Jedi training to try that one yet. It's
just the standard kernel 2.6.8 or whatever.
>
> [1] and the X server is just another piece of (admittedly complex)
> software
>
Point taken. I still don't know if I want to jack with them or just cut
my losses on them. It is obviously an odd if not essoterric problem.
Since a basic optical PS2 scroll mouse can be gotten for less than
$10.00 if you catch a sale, I'm not very convinced that it is worth my
time or energy to try to solve this one. It's kind of one of those
picking-my-battles sort of deals, you know?
-- --Michael Hast (the evyl robot) I'm not picking my nose. I'm pulling things out of it.----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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