Re: logitech mouseMan wheel doesn't work with 2.6.5

Erik Steffl
2004-04-28T08:21:21Z

Kim Holviala wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 April 2004 10:13, Craig Bradney wrote:
>
>
>>>>>> the mouse says: Cordless MouseMan Wheel (Logitech), it has
>>>>>>left/right buttonss, wheel that can be pushed or rotated and a side
>>>>>>button, not sure how to better identify it. With 2.4 kernels it used
>>>>>>to work with X using protocol MouseManPlusPS/2.
>>>>>
>>>>> anybody? any hints? should I look at driver? are there some docs for
>>>>>logitech mice (protocol)?
>>>>
>>>>err.. they all Just Work (tm) here.. ps2 or USB, IMPS/2 driver
>>>
>>> which kernel (mine doesn't work with 2.6.5, used to work with 2.4.x),
>>>which mouse models? I guess there might be more models and for some
>>>reason my particular model does not work. Can you find out which
>>>protocol the kernel is using (psmouse, not usb)?
>>
>>2.4.x, 2.61,3,5, currently 2.6.5 on 4 PCs
>>
>>-logitech cordless optical for notebooks (USB)
>>-logitech cordless mouseman optical (via a kmv switch to 2PCs )(ps2)
>>-logitech cordless optical mouse(ps2)
>>
>>err. how do i find out the protocol the kernel uses?
>
>
> Check your kernel logs (/var/log/messages perhaps). Grepping for "psmouse"
> will help you find the relevant part.

didn't find anything for psmouse but found these in dmesg output
after doing modprobe psmouse with difeferent protocols (you can see I
was trying different protocols, none of them worked (turning wheel
doesn't work, sidebutton is same as middle button):

input: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: ExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: PS2++ Logitech Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: ExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: PS2++ Logitech Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1
input: ExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse on isa0060/serio1

erik