[plug] Mice
Bernard Blackham
bernard at blackham.com.au
Thu Dec 28 18:41:17 WST 2000
On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Steve Vertigan wrote:
> Ari Finander wrote:
> >
> > Serial :-)
>
> I had a 3 button serial mouse that was acting like that a while ago, I
> eventually took it back to the shop and upgraded to a better one. What protocol
> does it use? Mine had a choice of two which you could toggle with a little
> switch on the back. Make sure the protocol that you're mouse is using and that
> linux is expecting is the same.
On some (most?) serial mice you can tell it to switch into 3 button
MouseSystems mode by holding down the left mouse button when you switch it
on, otherwise it stays in 2 button mode. Does it work first time if you
hold down the left button when powering up?
Bernard.
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Bernard Blackham
bernard at blackham.com.au
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