Re: Wireless Mouse/ USB selection

mike
2004-06-19T16:18:51Z

Steven,
I found some info on your mouse.

1) make sure the batteries are good and inserted in the mouse before
you turn the computer on.

2) press the (connect) button on the left panel of the computer.

3) turn mouse over and switch power button to (on) position, then
press the (connect) button on the mouse.

4) make sure the infared reciever on front panel of computer is not
obstucted.

I would check the above first, since it had been picked up and
installed on previous installs.

Mike

Steven Ackerman wrote:
> Please see inline comments:
>
> --- pa3gcu <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl> wrote:
>
>>>I have just installed Mandrake 9.1. I chose tty0
>>>(com1?
>
>
>>I am sure you mean /dev/ttyS0 not /dev/tty0
>
>
> I guess so. Whatever it was doesn't really matter. It
> wasn't right. I believe it was the linux equivelant of
> Com port 1. You would probably know better than I.
>
>>>I have installed M9.1 previously and I believe
>>
>>that I chose
>>
>>>USB mouse during the installation.
>
>
> Whatever it was that I chose the first time, when I
> used the same installation media, worked. Sorry, I
> can't remember what it was.
>
>>It depends on where your mouse is actualy connected
>>too and quite possably
>>what type of mouse it is.
>
>
> My mouse is not connected to anything. I believe it
> uses radio waves. I do not know what recieves whatever
> it is that it uses. The mouse came with the machine
> which is a Sony Vaio PCV-V100G. Before everyone pukes,
> as I did, please let me state. I have had this machine
> with it's stupid vaio mouse working before. The mouse
> says "Vaio" on it. It's wireless. Red light emanates
> from the bottom of what would typically be the scroll
> ball on the bottom of a "regular" mouse. I hope that
> helps.
>
>
>>>I need to change this and don't know how. I looked
>>
>>at
>>
>>>tldp.org and didn't find anything. It was somewhat
>>>cumbersome using entirely the keyboard anyway.
>>>Hopefully someone can help.
>>
>>USB mice do not normally connect to a seriel port,
>>they connect to a USB
>>port, some USB mice can even be connected to a PS2
>>port when a USB to PS2
>>plug is used.
>>
>>Not knowing what type of mouse you have and or where
>>it needs to be connected
>>one cannot really comment, on top of all that one
>>needs to know which
>>protocol it uses as well because it all depends on
>>where its connected.
>
>
> Sorry. I didn't need to know all that when I installed
> the first time. And I don't recall choosing an option
> that fit my mouse. My mouse is not USB, but I thought
> I chose it and had it working with that option. My
> mouse is wireless. What protocol it uses, I have no
> clue. I didn't even know a mouse would use a protocol.
> Anyway. I hope this might clarify some things and let
> you know where I'm at and what I do and don't know
> about the problem. I did find the mouse.conf file and
> notice the entry in there for tty0 ( I believe it was
> /dev/tty0). But that doesn't help someone who doesn't
> know what entry to put in it for their mouse. Hence
> the message to the list.
>
> Thanks. Let me know if there's something more I can
> explain or do. If not, I'll keep looking for other
> resources.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> -Steve
>
>>>Steve
>>
>>--
>>If the Linux community is a bunch of thieves because
>>they
>>try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows
>>community
>>is built on organized crime.
>>
>>Regards Richard
>>pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
>>http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
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