[BL] BL2 icewm mouse problem

sindi keesan keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
Tue Oct 5 12:26:11 EDT 2004


On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 3aoo-cvfd at dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Kris Hawkins wrote:
>>
>> I've just installed BasicLinux 2 on a Toshiba 486
>> laptop and I'm having a problem with IceWM.  The
>> laptop uses an AccuPoint mouse-pointer, like an
>> eraser in the middle of the keyboard.
>
> That's probably a PS/2 mouse.
>
>> the second I move the pointer the arrow shoots to
>> the top of the screen and stays there.

I have a genuine Microsoft PS/2 mouse (the old squared-off style) which 
does the same thing.  What Protocol should I try with it?  I ran Xsetup 
and chose PS/2.  It works fine with SVGAlib but not X (in BL2).   I 
finally just used another PS/2 mouse.  A third one did not work at all 
even in SVGAlib.  Serial mice have always worked right.


>
> That probably means you are using the wrong Pointer
> Protocol. I suggest you edit /etc/XF86Config and
> change the Pointer Protocol to PS/2.  If that doesn't
> work, try another Protocol from this list:
> BusMouse           GlidePoint         GlidePointPS/2
> IntelliMouse       IMPS/2             Logitech
> Microsoft          MMHitTab           MMSeries
> Mouseman           MouseManPlusPS/2   MouseSystems
> NetMousePS/2       NetScrollPS/2      OSMouse
> PS/2               SysMouse           ThinkingMouse
> ThinkingMousePS/2  USB                Wsmouse
> Xqueue
>
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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