usb mouse support?

[paully]

I want to get my intellimouwe explorer(usb) workin in x windows (im using slack 7.1). I downloaded xfree86 4.01 and read the article on this site about getting it running. But is there anything I need to change to 'enable' USB?

thanks
paul

[Letalis]

Compile a 2.4 kernel with support for usb mouse.

[Letalis]

Compile a 2.4 kernel with support for usb mouse.

[saai]

I have an intellimouse optical i just set up yesaterday.

get the latest 2.4 test kernel, and when you compile it you need to get anything mentioning an HID mouse - stuff in the input core section and the usb section. I'm not in linux so I couldn't tell you specifics, but there are like 5 modules you need, and if you look in the usb or input core documentation that comes with the kernel it will tell you how to make a special /dev device for your mouse, along with the names of those modules you need loaded, and how to set it up in the XF86Config file.

Saai

[thully]

If you don't want to use a test kernel, you can use the USB backport for 2.2. Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE, and a few other distributions include this (but not Slackware). Mandrake 7.2 works with the Intellimouse Optical USB out-of-the-box. If none of these suggestions are good, you can always use the PS/2 adapter, although the mouse may perform better with USB (I'm not 100% sure).

P.S. What interface do you like better: PS/2 or USB? What settings make this mouse work better and limit the jumpiness that it sometimes exhibits (which is my only problem with this mouse)? How are the IntelliEye mice?

[This message has been edited by thully (edited 30 November 2000).]

[paully]

Originally posted by thully:
If you don't want to use a test kernel, you can use the USB backport for 2.2. Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE, and a few other distributions include this (but not Slackware). Mandrake 7.2 works with the Intellimouse Optical USB out-of-the-box. If none of these suggestions are good, you can always use the PS/2 adapter, although the mouse may perform better with USB (I'm not 100% sure).

P.S. What interface do you like better: PS/2 or USB? What settings make this mouse work better and limit the jumpiness that it sometimes exhibits (which is my only problem with this mouse)? How are the IntelliEye mice?

[This message has been edited by thully (edited 30 November 2000).]

I downloaded the 2.4test11 kernel but havent installed it yet, anyone have any feedback on these test kernels? Just want to see if its runnning good for folks before I do it.

I definitely want to keep the mouse USB thats how I run it in win98 and dont wanna keep switching it back and forth(i run 2 hard drives one win98 other slack 7.1) The only time I've ever seen jumpiness in it is once in a while when i'm not using it the pointer will sort of shake a little but nothing thats a big deal. It seems smoother and seems to respond a little faster than my logitech mouse man.

Probably the best part is no moving parts http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif I had to buy a new mouse pad since I had a white one (bought a black everglide giganta) I love it for playing quake III more than any other mouse I've owned. I don't really mess with any settings on the mouse. I havent ran the mouse in linux yet so cant say for sure how it will fare.

peace
paul



[This message has been edited by paully (edited 30 November 2000).]