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-The 3 Button Serial Mouse mini-HOWTO
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-!!!The 3 Button Serial Mouse mini-HOWTO
-
-!!Geoff Short,
-geoff@kipper
.york.ac.ukv1.33, 31 May 1998
-
-
-----
-''How to get a 3 button serial mouse working properly under Linux.''
-----
-
-
-
-
-!!1. Disclaimer
-
-
-
-
-!!2. Introduction
-
-
-
-
-!!3. Serial Ports
-
-
-
-
-!!4. Switched Mice
-
-
-
-
-!!5. Normal Mice
-
-
-
-
-!!6. Switching a Mouse to 3-Button Mode
-
-
-
-
-!!7. Wheeled mice
-
-
-
-
-!!8. Using gpm to Switch Mouse Modes
-
-
-
-
-!!9. Using two mice
-
-
-
-
-!!10. XF86Config and Xconfig file examples
-
-
-
-
-!!11. Cables, extensions and adaptors
-
-
-
-
-!!12. Miscellaneous Problems and Setups
-
-
-
-
-!!13. Models Tested
-
-
-
-
-!!14. Further Information
-
-
-
-
-!!15. Mouse Tail
-----
-
-!!1. Disclaimer
-
-
-The following document is offered in good faith as comprising only safe
-programming and procedures. No responsibility is accepted by the author for
-any loss or damage caused in any way to any person or equipment, as a direct
-or indirect consequence of following these instructions.
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!2. Introduction
-
-
-The most recent version of this document can always be found at
-http://kipper.york.ac.uk/mouse.html
-
-There is a Japanese translation at
-http://jf.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/JF/JF-ftp/euc/3-Button-Mouse.euc;
-and a French one at
-http://www.freenix.fr/linux/HOWTO/mini/3-Button-Mouse.html.
-Other translations may be available - check your local LDP mirrors.
-
-
-
-
-
-Most X applications are written with the assumption that the user will
-be working with a 3 button mouse. Serial mice are commonly used on
-computers and are cheap to buy. Many of these mice have 3 buttons and
-claim to use the Microsoft protocol, which in theory means they are
-ideal for the X windows setup. (The record for the cheapest working
-3 button mouse currently stands at $1.14!)
-
-
-
-
-
-Most dual-protocol mice will work in two modes:
-
-
-*2-button Microsoft mode.
-*
-
-*3-button !MouseSystems mode.
-*
-
-This document leads you through the different steps needed to configure your
-mouse in these two different modes, especially the steps needed to use the
-more useful 3-button mode.
-
-
-
-
-
-As distributions become easier to set up, some of the problems ought to go away.
-For instance, !RedHat have a mouseconfig program to set things up for you.
-However, some versions of RH5.0 had a bug in mouseconfig, so make
-sure you check for patches.
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!3. Serial Ports
-
-
-The first thing to do is to make sure the software can find the mouse.
-Work out which serial port your mouse is connected to - usually this
-will be /dev/ttyS0 (COM1 under DOS) or /dev/ttyS1
-(COM2). (ttyS0 is usually the 9 pin socket, ttyS1 the
-25 pin socket, but of course there is no hard and fast rule about these
-things.) There are also an equivalent number of /dev/cua devices,
-which are almost the same as the ttyS ones, but their use is
-now discouraged. For convenience make a
-new link /dev/mouse pointing at this port. For instance,
-for ttyS0:
-
-
-
-
-ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!! 4. Switched Mice
-
-
-Some mice, not usually the cheapest ones, have a switch on the bottom
-marked `2/3'. Sometimes this may be `PC/MS'. In this case the `2'
-setting is for 2 button Microsoft mode, and the `3' for 3 button
-!MouseSystems mode. The `PC/MS' switch is a bit more complicated. You
-will probably find the `MS' setting is for Microsoft, and the `PC' is
-for !MouseSystems. You may find the `PC' setting described as ps/2
-mode, but it should do !MouseSystems as well. If you have such a mouse,
-you can switch the switch to `3' or `PC', put the !MouseSystems settings
-in your XConfigs (see below) and the mouse should work perfectly in
-3-button mode.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!5. Normal Mice
-
-
-If you don't have any switches, and no instructions, then a little bit of
-experimentation is needed.
-The first thing to try is to assume the mouse maker is telling the truth,
-and the mouse is full Microsoft. Set up your Xconfigs to expect a Microsoft
-mouse (see the
-Xconfig section) and give it a try.
-
-
-
-
-
-If the mouse didn't work at all, then you don't have a Microsoft mouse, or
-there is some other problem. Try the other protocols in the configs, the
-man page for the config file is the best place to start looking. Also look
-in the
-Miscellaneous Problems section below.
-
-
-
-
-
-What you will probably find is that when you run X, the mouse works fine but
-only the outer two buttons do anything. You can of course accept this,
-and emulate the third button (press both buttons at once to click the
-middle one) like you do with a two button mouse. To do this, change your
-Xconfig file as shown in the
-Xconfig example
-section below. This may mean you
-have bought a 3 button mouse for no good reason, and you are certainly
-no further forward. So, now you need to look at your hardware.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!6. Switching a Mouse to 3-Button Mode
-
-
-Even cheap mice can also work under the Mouse Systems protocol, with all
-three buttons working. The trick is to get the mouse to think it's a
-Mouse Systems one, something you rarely see in your instructions.
-
-
-
-
-
-*Before you power up your computer, hold down the left mouse button
-(and keep it held down until it has booted to be on the safe side).
-*
-
-
-
-When the mouse first gets power, if the left button is held down it switches into
-Mouse Systems mode. A simple fact, but not always publicised. Note that a soft
-reboot of your computer may not cut the mouse power and therefore may not
-work. There are a
-number of other ways of switching the mode, which may or may not work with
-your particular mouse. Some of these are less drastic than rebooting your
-computer, two are more so!
-
-
-
-
-
-*If your computer is get-at-able you can unplug the mouse
-and plug it back in with the button held down (although you shouldn't
-normally plug things in to a live computer, the RS232 spec says it is OK).
-*
-
-*You may be able to reset the mouse by typing
-echo "*n" > /dev/mouse, which should have the same effect
-as unplugging it. Hold the left button down for Mouse Systems mode, not for
-Microsoft. You could put this in whatever script you use to start X up.
-*
-
-*Bob Nichols (rnichols@interaccess.com) has written a small c
-program to do the same thing, which may work if echo "*n" does
-not (and vice versa). You can find a copy of his source code at
-http://kipper.york.ac.uk/src/fix-mouse.c
-*
-
-*Someone has reported that the `ClearDTR' line in the Xconfig is enough
-to switch their mouse into Mouse Systems mode.
-*
-
-*If you are brave enough, open the mouse up (remember that this will
-invalidate your warranty) and have a look inside. In some cases, the mouse
-may have a switch inside,
-for some strange reason known only to the manufacturer. More likely on
-the cheap mice is a jumper which you can move. The switch or jumper may have
-the same effect as a `MS/PC' switch described in the
-Switched Mice section above.
-You may find that the circuit board is designed for a switch
-between 2 & 3 buttons, but it hasn't been fitted. It will look something
-like:
-
-
------------
-| o | o | o | SW1
------------
-1 2 3
-
-
-Try linking pins 1-2 or 2-3, and see if it changes the behaviour of the mouse.
-If it does, you can either fit a
-small switch, or solder across the contacts for a quick and permanent
-solution.
-
-*
-
-*Another soldering solution which might be a last-resort for mice which
-don't understand !MouseSystems at all, from Peter Benie
-(
-pjb1008@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk). If the middle button's switch is
-double-pole, connect one side of the
-switch to the left button's switch, and the other side to right
-button's switch. If it's not a double pole switch then use diodes rather
-than wire. Now, the middle
-button pushes the left and right buttons down together. Select
-!ChordMiddle in the XF86Config and you have a working middle button.
-
-*
-
-*The ultimate recourse with the soldering iron was first described to me by
-Brian Craft (
-bcboy@pyramid.bio.brandeis.edu). Two common
-generic mouse chips are the 16 pin __Z8350__, and the 18
-pin __HM8350A__. On each of these chips, one pin controls the mode of the chip,
-as follows.
-
-
-Pin 3 Mode
------ ----
-Open Default Microsoft. Mouse Systems if a button is held on power-up.
-GND Always Mouse Systems.
-Vdd Always Microsoft.
-
-
-(Pins are numbered as follows:)
-
-
-____
-pin1 -| \/ |-
-pin2 -| |-
-pin3 -| |-
--| |-
--| |-
--| |-
--| |-
-pin8 -|____|-
-
-
-(This info comes courtesy of Hans-Christoph Wirth, and Juergen Exner, who
-posted it to de.comp.os.linux.hardware) You can solder a link between
-pin 3 and gnd, which will fix the mouse into !MouseSystems mode.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-**Peter Fredriksson (
-peterf@lysator.liu.se)
-has tried the SYSGRATION __SYS2005__ chip, and found that linking Pin 3 to Gnd
-forced Mouse System mode.
-**
-
-**Uli Drescher (
-ud@digi.ruhr.de) confirms it works on an __HN8348A__ chip;
-Ben Ketcham (
-bketcham@anvilite.murkworks.net)
-confirms the __HM8348A__ (Pin 9 is Gnd).
-**
-
-**Urban Widmark (
-ubbe@ts.umu.se)
-says the same applies to the __EC3567A1__ chip, where Pin 8
-is ground. I've tried it as well and it works fine.
-**
-
-**Timo T Metsala (
-metsala@cc.helsinki.fi)
-has found that on the __HT6510A__ chip pin 3 is mode select, pin 9 is Gnd. The
-same works for the __HT6513A__ chip. Holtek also make __HT6513B__ and __HT6513F__
-chips - on these, pin 8 is Gnd.
-**
-
-**Robert Romanowski (
-robin@cs.tu-berlin.de)
-says pin 3 - pin 8 (Gnd) works on an __EM83701BP__ chip too.
-**
-
-**Robert Kaiser (
-rkaiser@sysgo.de)
-confirms that pin 3 - Gnd works on a __EC3576A1__ chip too.
-**
-
-**Sean Cross (
-secross@whidbey.com)
-found it was pin 2 - pin 7 (Gnd) on a __HM8370GP__ chip.
-**
-
-**Peter Fox (
-fox@roestock.demon.co.uk)
-used pin 3 - pin 8 on a __HM8348A__ chip.
-**
-
-**Jon Klein (
-jbklein@mindspring.com)
-found pin 3 - pin 9 did the trick for a __UA5212S__ chip.
-**
-
-
-*
-
-*As an alternative to the above soldering methods, you can get the mouse to
-hold it's own button down when booting: this circuit from
-Mathias Katzer.
-
-
------
---- R ---------O------ + Supply
-| ----- | | C = 100nF capacitor
-| | E | R = 100kOhm
-| __ / | T = BC557 transistor
-| / \ O
-| B | #V | T /
-|-----|-# | / Left button switch of the mouse
-| | #\ | O
-| \__/ |
---- \ C |
---- C ------O----------> (to somewhere deep inside the mouse)
-|
-### Ground
-
-
-The test mouse was a no-name model MUS2S - whether this works in other mice
-depends on the circuit of the mouse; if the
-switch is connected to ground and not to +Supply, an npn-transistor like the
-BC547 should work; R and C have to be swapped then, too.
-*
-
-
-
-So there you have it, the choice is yours. Stick with the default
-Microsoft two buttons, or work out how to switch the mode and set X
-up to take advantage of this.
-
-
-
-----
-
-!! 7. Wheeled mice
-
-
-Mice with wheels have emerged in the last few years, starting with the
-Microsoft Intellimouse and spreading to other manufacturers. The wheel can
-be clicked like a button, or rolled up and down.
-Far and away the best reference for information is
-http://www.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
-which describes how to get lots of X applications to recognise the
-scrolling action.
-
-
-
-
-
-In general, you'll need a fairly new Xserver to use the scrolling action,
-but some older servers will recognise the clicking actions. For instance,
-the Intellimouse is supported by XFree 3.3.1 and later.
-
-
-
-----
-
-!! 8. Using gpm to Switch Mouse Modes
-
-
-gpm is the program that lets you use the mouse in console mode. It is
-usually included in linux distributions, and can be started from the
-command line or in the startup script /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
-Note that distributions don't always have the most recent version
-(1.13 at time of writing) which can be found on mirrors of sunsite.unc.edu.
-
-
-
-
-
-The main modes for serial mice under gpm are:
-
-
-gpm -t ms
-gpm -t msc
-gpm -t help
-
-
-
-
-for Microsoft or !MouseSystems modes, or to
-probe the mouse for you and tell you what it found. To run gpm in
-!MouseSystems mode, you may need a -3 flag, and possibly a
-DTR option, using the -o dtr flag:
-
-
-
-
-gpm -3 -o dtr -t msc
-
-
-
-gpm is often able to recognise all three buttons of the mouse
-even in Microsoft mode. And newer versions (Version 1.0 and later (?))
-can then make this information available to other programs. For this to
-work, you need to run gpm with the -R tag, like this:
-
-gpm -R -t ms
-
-This will make gpm re-export the mouse data to a new device, called
-/dev/gpmdata, which looks like a mouse to any other program.
-Note that this device __always__ uses the !MouseSystems protocol.
-You can then set your Xconfig to use this instead of /dev/mouse
-as shown below, but of course you must ensure gpm is always running when
-you use X. Some people have reported that some middle-button events
-are not correctly interpreted by X using this technique, this may be
-down to an individual mouse setup.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-__Changing button mapping for gpm and X__
-(
-gustafso@math.utah.edu)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-You may find that gpm uses different default button mappings to X, so
-using both systems on the same machine can be confusing. To make X use
-the same buttons for select and paste operations as gpm, use the X
-command
-
-
-
-
-xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 3 2"
-
-which causes the left button to select and the right button to paste,
-for either 2-button or 3-button mice.
-To force gpm to use the X standard button mapping, start it with a
--B command, eg:
-
-gpm -t msc -B 132
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!9. Using two mice
-
-
-In some cases, for instance a laptop with a built-in pointing device,
-you may wish to use a serial mouse as a second device. In most cases
-the built-in device uses the PS/2 protocol, and can be ignored if
-you don't wish to use it. Simply configure gpm or X to use /dev/ttyS0
-(or whatever) as usual.
-
-
-
-
-
-To use both at once, you can use gpm -M to re-export the
-devices. More details in the gpm man page. Also, XFree 3.3.1 and later
-support muliple input devices, using the XInput mechanism. Auto-generated
-XF86Config files should have the necessary comments in them.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!! 10. XF86Config and Xconfig file examples
-
-
-The location of your configuration file for X depends on the particular
-release and distribution you have. It will probably be either /etc/Xconfig,
-/etc/XF86Config or /usr/X11/lib/X11/XF86Config. You should see which
-one it is when you start X - it will be echoed to the screen before all
-the options are displayed. The syntax is slightly different between the
-XF86Config and Xconfig files, so both are given.
-
-
-
-
-
-__Microsoft Serial Mouse__
-
-
-
-
-
-*XF86config:
-
-
-Section "Pointer"
-Protocol "microsoft"
-Device "/dev/mouse"
-!EndSection
-
-
-
-*
-
-*Xconfig:
-
-
-#
-# Mouse definition and related parameters
-#
-Microsoft "/dev/mouse"
-
-
-
-*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-__Microsoft Serial Mouse with Three Button Emulation__
-
-
-
-
-
-*XF86config:
-
-
-Section "Pointer"
-Protocol "microsoft"
-Device "/dev/mouse"
-Emulate3Buttons
-!EndSection
-
-
-
-*
-
-*Xconfig:
-
-
-#
-# Mouse definition and related parameters
-#
-Microsoft "/dev/mouse"
-Emulate3Buttons
-
-
-
-*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-__!MouseSystems Three Button Serial Mouse__
-
-
-
-
-
-*XF86config:
-
-
-Section "Pointer"
-Protocol "mousesystems"
-Device "/dev/mouse"
-ClearDTR # These two lines probably won't be needed,
-ClearRTS # try without first and then just the DTR
-!EndSection
-
-
-
-*
-
-*Xconfig:
-
-
-#
-# Mouse definition and related parameters
-#
-!MouseSystems "/dev/mouse"
-ClearDTR # These two lines probably won't be needed,
-ClearRTS # try without first and then just the DTR
-
-
-
-*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-__Microsoft Serial Mouse with gpm -R__
-
-
-
-
-
-*XF86config:
-
-
-Section "Pointer"
-Protocol "!MouseSystems"
-Device "/dev/gpmdata"
-!EndSection
-
-
-
-*
-
-*Xconfig:
-
-
-#
-# Mouse definition and related parameters
-#
-!MouseSystems "/dev/gpmdata"
-
-
-
-*
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!11. Cables, extensions and adaptors
-
-
-The only wires needed in a mouse cable are as follows: TxD and RxD for
-data transfer, RTS and/or DTR for power sources, and ground. Translated
-into pin numbers, they are:
-
-
-9-pin port 25-pin port
-TxD 3 2
-RxD 2 3
-RTS 7 4
-DTR 4 20
-Gnd 5 7
-
-
-
-
-The above table may be of use if you wish to make adaptors between
-9- and 25-pin plugs, or extension cables.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!! 12. Miscellaneous Problems and Setups
-
-
-
-
-
-*If you have trouble with your mouse in X or console mode, check you
-are not running a getty on the serial line, or anything else such as a
-modem for that matter. Also check for IRQ conflicts.
-*
-
-*It is possible that you need to hold down the left button when
-booting X windows. Some systems may send some sort of signal or spike to
-the mouse when X starts.
-*
-
-*Problems with serial devices may be due to the serial port not
-being initialised correctly at boot. This is done by the
-setserial command, run from the start-up script
-/etc/rc.d/rc.serial. Check the man page for
-setserial and the Serial-HOWTO for more details.
-It may be worth a little experimentation with types, for instance
-try setserial /dev/mouse uart 16550 or 16550a
-regardless of what port you actually have. (For instance, mice don't
-like the 16c550AF).
-*
-
-*The ClearDTR flag may not work properly on some systems,
-unless you disable the RTS/CTS handshaking with the command:
-
-stty -crtscts < /dev/mouse
-
-(Tested on UART 16450/Pentium by Vladimir Geogjaev
-geogjaev@wave.sio.rssi.ru)
-*
-
-*Logitech mice may require the line !ChordMiddle to enable the
-middle of the three buttons to work. This line replaces
-Emulate3Buttons or goes after the /dev/mouse line
-in the config file. You may well need the ClearDTR and
-ClearRTS lines in your Xconfig. Some Logitech mice positively
-do not need the !ChordMiddle line - one symptom of this
-problem is that menus seem to move with the mouse instead of scrolling
-down. (From:
-chang@platform.com)
-*
-
-*Swapping buttons: use the xmodmap
-command to change which physical button registers as
-each mouse click. eg: xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1" will
-turn round the buttons for use in the left hand. If you only have a
-two-button mouse then it's just numbers 1 & 2.
-*
-
-*Acceleration: use the xset m command to change the mouse
-settings. eg xset m 2 will set the acceleration to 2. Look
-at the manpage for full details.
-*
-
-*Pointer offset: If the click action appears to be coming from
-the left or right of where the cursor is, it may be that your screen
-is not aligned. This is a problem with the S3 driver, which you may
-be able to fix using xvidtune. Try Invert_VCLK/InvertVCLK,
-or EarlySC.
-This info from Bill Lavender
-(
-lavender@MCS.COM) and Simon Hargrave.
-In the XF86Config, it might look like this:
-
-
-
-
-Subsection "Display"
-Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024"
-Invert_VCLK "*" 1
-...
-
-
-
-*
-
-*If you are getting `bouncing' of the mouse buttons, ie two clicks
-when you only wanted one, there may be something wrong with the
-mouse. This problem has been solved for Logitech mice by
-Bob Nichols (
-rnichols@interaccess.com) and involves soldering some
-resistors and a chip in the mouse to debounce the microswitches.
-
-*
-
-*If some users cannot get the mouse to work but some (eg root) can,
-it is possible that the users are not running exactly the same
-thing - for instance a different version of X or a different Xconfig.
-Check the X start-up messages carefully to make sure.
-
-*
-
-*If you find the mouse pointer is erasing things from your screen, you
-have a server config problem. Try adding the option
-linear, or maybe nolinear to the graphics card
-section, or if it is a PCI board, the options
-tgui_pci_write_off and tgui_pci_read_off.
-(This seems to be a Trident Card problem.)
-
-*
-
-*If the mouse cursor doesn't show up on the screen, but otherwise seems
-to be working, try the option "sw_cursor" in the Device
-section of the config file.
-
-*
-
-*If your mouse stops working when its sunny or when you turn a light on,
-it may be that the sensors are being swamped by light getting
-through the case. You could
-try painting the inside of the case black, or putting some card
-in the top.
-*
-
-*Microsoft Brand mice are often a cause of problems. The newest ``Microsoft Serial Mouse
-2.1A'' has been reported not to work on many systems, although unplugging it and plugging it
-in again may help. gpm version 1.13 and higher should also
-support 2.1A mice, using the pnp mouse type. (See the
-gpm section for how to re-export this.)
-The ``Microsoft Intellimouse'' also
-causes problems, although it should now be supported by XFree version 3.3 and later.
-*
-
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!13. Models Tested
-
-
-There are a lot of different mice out there, and I cannot honestly say that
-you should go out and buy one rather than the other. What I can do is give
-a list of what I think these mice do, based on experience and heresay.
-Even with this information you should be a little cautious - we had two
-identical mice in our office on two computers, some things worked on one and
-not t'other!
-Any additions to this list would be welcome.
-
-
-
-
-
-__Mouse Systems optical mouse, serial version__
-Works well (as you might expect from the name!) without
-ClearDTR or ClearRTS in the config.
-__WiN mouse, as sold by Office World for eight quid.__
-Standard dual-mode Microsoft/!MouseSystems.
-__Agiler Mouse 2900__
-Standard dual-mode Microsoft/!MouseSystems. SYSGRATION SYS2005
-chip is solderable.
-__Sicos mouse,__
-Works ok, needs ClearDTR & Clear RTS in config.
-__Index sell a mouse for 10 quid,__
-Doesn't work in 3 button mode, but does have nice instructions :-)
-__Artec mouse__
-Usual dual-protocol mouse, needs `ClearDTR' set in config, NOT `ClearRTS'
-__!DynaPoint 3 button serial mouse.__
-Usual dual-protocol mouse, needs `ClearDTR' AND `ClearRTS' in Xconfig.
-__Genius Easymouse 3 button mouse__
-Works fine with Mouseman protocol without the !ChordMiddle parameter set.
-From Roderick Johnstone (
-rmj@ast.cam.ac.uk)
-__Truemouse, made in Taiwan__
-Works OK, needs `ClearDTR' in config. (From
-Tim !MacEachern)
-__Champ brand mouse__
-Needs to have switch in PC mode, which enables !MouseSystems
-protocol also. (From tnugent@gucis.cit.gu.edu.au)
-__!MicroSpeed mouse__
-Usual dual-protocol mouse.
-__Venus brand ($7)__
-Has a jumper inside to switch between 2 and 3 button mode.
-(From
-mhoward@mth.com )
-__Saturn__
-Switched mouse, works OK as !MouseSystems in 3-button position.
-(From
-grant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu .)
-__Manhattan mouse.__
-Switch for `MS AM' / `PC AT' modes, MS mode works fine with
-the gpm -R method. (From
-komanec@umel.fee.vutbr.cz).
-__Inland mouse.__
-Switch for `PC/MS' modes, works fine. (From
-http://ptsg.eecs.berkeley.edu/~venkates).
-__qMouse (3-button), FCC ID E6qmouse X31.__
-Sells in the USA for about $10. Works with `gpm -t msc -r 20'.
-No jumpers or
-switches for !MouseSystems 3-button mode. Unreliable in X.
-Does not respond to echo "*n" > /dev/mouse.
-__Mitsumi Mouse (2-button), FCC ID EW4ECM-S3101.__
-Sells in the USA for about $12. Reliable in X and under gpm,
-smooth double-button. (These two from
-gustafso@math.utah.edu)
-__PC Accessories mouse that i got from CompUSA for under $10.__
-Has PC/MS switch on bottom. Works OK. (From
-steveb@communique.net)
-__First Mouse - seriously cheap at 7.79 pounds at Tempo.__
-Dual Microsoft/!MouseSystems, mode set by button depress at power-up.
-No switches, no links. Four wire connection, echo '*n' doesn't
-work. `gpm -R' works a treat. (From
-peterk@henhouse.demon.co.uk)
-__Trust 3-button mouse.__
-Dual-mode with switch, works OK as !MouseSystems in `PC'
-mode. gpm doesn't like the Microsoft mode.
-__Chic 410__
-Works perfectly when kept in ms mode and used with the gpm -R
-command. From Stephen M. Weiss
-(
-steve@esc.ie.lehigh.edu)
-__!KeyMouse 3-button mouse.__
-Works OK with ClearDTR and ClearRTS in Xconfig;
-`-o dtr' needed with gpm. (From
-EZ4PHIL@aol.com)
-__Qtronix keyboard `Scorpio 60'__
-All three buttons work in !MouseSystems protocol. (From
-hwe@uebemc.siemens.de)
-__Tecra 720 laptop__
-The glidepoint is on /dev/cua0; the stick is on /dev/psaux.
-(From
-apollo@anl.gov)
-__Anubis mouse__
-Works fine, need to hold down left button whenever switching to the X virtual console.
-(From
-Joel Crisp)
-__Yakumo No.1900 mouse__
-Works with gpm -R -t ms exporting to X.
-(From
-Oliver Schwank)
-__Genius `Easy Trak' Trackball__
-Is __not__ Microsoft compatible, use Mouseman
-in the Xconfig and it will work fine. (From
-VTanger@aol.com.)
-__Highscreen Mouse Pro__
-`Works fine' says
-alfonso@univaq.it.
-__Logitech CA series__
-Works in X using MMseries protocol, at 2400 Baud, 150 !SampleRate. (Should
-also apply to Logitech CC, CE, C7 & C9 mice). (From
-vkochend@nyx.net.)
-__A4-Tech mouse__
-Works OK, needs DTR line under both X and gpm.
-(From
-deane@gooroos.com)
-__Vertech mouse__
-Normal Microsoft/Mousesystems behaviour, can be soldered for a permenant fix.
-(From
-duncan@fs3.ph.man.ac.uk.)
-__Boeder M-7 ``Bit Star'' (and other M series apart from M13)__
-Switches to Mousesystems protocol by holding any button down at power-on.
-(From
-mailto:sjt@tappin.force9.co.uk.)
-__Mouse Systems ``Scroll'' Mouse (four buttons and a roller/button)__
-Has a 2/3 switch - in mode 3 functions as a three button !MouseSystems mouse,
-ignoring extra button & wheel. Doesn't need ClearRTS/DTR.
-(From
-parker1@airmail.net.)
-__Radio Shack 3-button Serial Mouse__
-Model 26-8432, available in Tandy for about 20 quid. Works as Mousesystems with
-ClearDTR. (From
-Sherilyn@sidaway.demon.co.uk.)
-__Dexxa serial mouse__
-Works fine using Microsoft protocol in Xconfig, no !ChordMiddle or anything needed.
-(From
-mailto:slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu.)
-__Belkin 3 button mouse__
-As purchased from Sears (\$10), needs -o rts under gpm
-(and probably ClearRTS under X) when in PC mode.
-(From
-mailto:mmicek@csz.com.)
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-
-!!14. Further Information
-
-
-
-
-
-*Mouse Systems has a web site at
-http://www.mousesystems.com/. They have a Windows driver if you need one.
-*
-
-*The Linux Serial HOWTO is available from mirrors of sunsite around
-the world. If you don't know where your nearest mirror is, start at
-http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html
-*
-
-*There is a very good explanation of how mice work at
-http://www.4QD.co.uk/faq/meece.html.
-*
-
-*Fuller details of the Xconfig and XF86Config files are found on the
-relevant man pages, and in the documentation about installing X windows
-such as the Xfree86 HOWTO. Also, see the XFree86 FAQ at a mirror of
-http://www.XFree86.org/.
-*
-
-*Information about gpm can be found on the man page, also try the
-web page of Darin Ernst at
-http://www.castle.net/X-notebook/mouse.txt.
-*
-
-*Lots of information on mice hardware and software can be found at
-http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/pc/interface.html#mouse
-*
-
-
-
-
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-
-!!15. Mouse Tail
-
-
-Much of the information for this document has been trawled from the various
-linux newsgroups. I am sorry I did not keep a record of everyone who has
-indirectly contributed by this route, thank you all very much.
-
-
-
-
-
-So, to sum up:
-
-
-
-
-
-*Even cheap 3 button Microsoft mice can be made to work.
-*
-
-*Configure your copy of X to expect a Mouse Systems mouse.
-*
-
-*Hold down the left button at power-on to switch the mouse to
-!MouseSystems mode.
-*
-
-*You might need to hold the left button down when starting X.
-*
-
-*Mice are more intelligent than you think.
-*
-
-
-
-
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+Describe [HowTo3ButtonMouse] here
.
