[plug] Mice

[Bernard Blackham]

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
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