From: bch@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Byron C. Howes) Subject: Re: Microsoft bus mouse problems in X - SLS 1.01 (0.99p9) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1993 13:23:23 GMT
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KH> From: Kurt.Hildebrant%bbs@dmapub.dma.org (Kurt Hildebrant)
KH> Organization: Dayton Microcomputer Association; Dayton OH
KH> I am experiencing problems getting X up on my 486/50.
KH> Using SLS 1.01 (Linux 0.99p9), 8 meg RAM, 212 meg HD, Trident 1 meg
KH> video card, Microsoft bus mouse. The mouse works fine in DOS.
KH> /dev/mouse points to the correct bus mouse driver and Xconfig is set
KH> up for the bus mouse, but X pukes and says that it can't open the
KH> mouse.
KH> Is there a problem using Microsoft bus mouse ? Should I switch to a
KH> COMx mouse ? Thanks for any help.
First make sure you have the right IRQ. If your mouse uses IRQ 2, set the
mouse IRQ in busmouse.h to IRQ 9. (Don't ask. I'm not sure I understand
it all either.) While you're at it, to save time. Set the mouse IRQ for
the inport mouse support (atixlmouse.c?) to IRQ 9 as well.
Configure linux to have both INport and busmouse support.
Now, using the mouse tester, try all combinations of drivers and
configured devices. My mouse finally responded reasonably to the inport
device and the MMseries software. Go figure. I thought I had a busmouse too.
--Byron
-- Byron C. Howes Computer Systems Manager bch@uncecs.edu UNC Educational Computing Service