From: Juha Virtanen (jiivee@hut.fi)
Date: 08/31/93


From: jiivee@hut.fi (Juha Virtanen)
Subject: Re: Inport Microsoft Mouse, Config. requested
Date: 31 Aug 1993 22:19:46 GMT


(I must post this since mail bounched, because of improper hostname.)

>>>>> On 30 Aug 93 19:47:06 EST, gujya@lilac (nilesh patel) said:
:> I tried to configure it as a busmouse and used mejor 10 minor 0 thr. 4
:> with Microsoft and ps/2 options. But, windows startup fails saying
:> that No such device found. There is no other problem. I borrowed
:> a serial mouse and tested it on cua1. It works fine.

:> So, Can anyone give me solution to this problem?

Sure. I have M$ 2-button inport busmouse on irq 5 (it was in irq
2 when I installed X, but I had to change it to irq 5).

First, you need to compile a new kernel which supports inport
mice, if you don't have one, and reboot with that kernel.

Second, create a device for your mouse. I have it named as
inportbm (as Linux devicelist suggests) and /dev/mouse is a
symlink to it.

crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 10, 2 Jul 2 22:28 /dev/inportbm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Jul 20 05:34 /dev/mouse -> inportbm

Last, edit your /usr/X386/lib/X11/Xconfig file, especially mouse
settings. Here are appropriate lines from my Xconfig:

# Mouse definition and related parameters
#
Busmouse "/dev/inportbm"
SampleRate 200
Emulate3Buttons

Now you should be ok and you can try out your X windows.

Juha