[ale] Ubuntu mouse woes ...

[James Sumners]

/dev/input/mice is the default device for USB mice which a majority of
desktop users have. Since Ubuntu is a desktop distribution (mostly) it
makes sense that they default to USB mice. But, I bet that setting
would change if you were to install Ubuntu with a PS2 mouse plugged
in.

On 6/28/05, Jay Loden <jloden at toughguy.net> wrote:
> I've noticed that by default the xorg.conf on Ubuntu (maybe because of udev, I
> have no idea) says:
> Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
> 
> for the mouse. Maybe the path "/dev/psmouse" or /dev/ttyS0 is incorrect? Check
> in /dev/input, maybe you'll find something you can use in there.
> 
> -Jay
> 
> On Monday 27 June 2005 7:13 pm, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> > How do I install a serial mouse under Ubuntu 5.04 ?
> >
> > I've booted up the default config as I was getting a kernel panic
> > otherwise, and /dev/psmouse is the default.
> >
> > I....
> >  rmmod psmouse
> >
> > and
> >  ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse
> >
> > but, no mouse, plus gpm is not running nor does a find locate the
> > program on the machine.
> >
> > In a nutshell what ALL is required to get a mouse going under Linux, in
> > general ?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Courtney
> >
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