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istanbul
11-25-2002, 03:41 PM
How can I see the mount point of my mouse and how can I configure Xservers mouse setups?
I am using a debian dist. and have a ps/2 mouse. the mouse is working now in KDM but I would like to screen it in the non-graphic interface management console
Chs
11-25-2002, 03:55 PM
the mouse isnt mounted, i think
istanbul
11-25-2002, 04:06 PM
I am trying to understand the concept now, meaning what shall I use in my XF86Config file? /dev/mouse or /dev/psaux/ or dev/input/mice????
How would I determine which one should be used?
JP83
11-25-2002, 04:11 PM
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
istanbul
11-25-2002, 04:40 PM
I got it. But why is it like following?
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"


How do you detyermine to configure this option as "/dev/psaux ???
JP83
11-25-2002, 04:46 PM
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" what you mean?

Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2" My mouse is Logitech ps/2 wheel mouse and that's a Logitech own wheel protocol.
istanbul
11-25-2002, 04:57 PM
why is it /dev/psaux?
How do you know the operating system is locating mouse with /dev/psaux path? How do you set it up? Is there a way to change the setting and make the mouse available by /dev/mouse addressing from XServers config file or from any other application?
JP83
11-25-2002, 05:02 PM
You are trying to use mouse from command line? I don't know howto do that, is that even possible i have never seen that.
mdwatts
11-25-2002, 05:08 PM
GPM (general purpose mouse) is the console mouse driver.

You most likely already have gpm installed and just need to configure and enable the service.

Read the documentation carefully as gpm is known to cause problems (erratic behaviour) with the X mouse driver.
bskahan
11-25-2002, 05:39 PM
mice are generally mounted in the walls, out of sight out of mind.


sorry, couldn't resist.

there's generally only a few places the mouse goes. psaux is (i've always assumed) for ps (like ps2) auxiliary. on my computer with devfs and a usb mouse the mouse is /dev/input/mouse0. Several distros will be nice enough to make a link to your mouse and just call it /dev/mouse. The long and short is, 99% of the time with a ps2 mouse your mouse will be /dev/psaux
istanbul
11-25-2002, 05:49 PM
How can I list all the hardware components in my computer in the command line?

Is it possible to see how does OS (Debian-Linux) addresses each hardware in command line?
istanbul
11-25-2002, 06:00 PM
Thanks bskahan. Is it possible to configure mouse location. Mine is /dev/psaux. But I would like to change it to /dev/input/mouse for example... What should I do?
mdwatts
11-25-2002, 06:45 PM
Originally posted by istanbul
How can I list all the hardware components in my computer in the command line?

Is it possible to see how does OS (Debian-Linux) addresses each hardware in command line?

sysinfo (not all distros include)

lspci

cat /proc/interrupts

cat /proc/pci

cat /proc/ioports

Have a look through /proc.
bwkaz
11-26-2002, 01:46 PM
Originally posted by istanbul
Thanks bskahan. Is it possible to configure mouse location. Mine is /dev/psaux. But I would like to change it to /dev/input/mouse for example... What should I do? Get a USB mouse.

Seriously.

If you have a PS/2 mouse (or it's plugged into the PS/2 port), it will be at /dev/psaux, there is no other alternative that I've ever seen. USB mice (once the mousedev, hid, and either uhci or usb-ohci (depends on your motherboard chipset) modules are modprobe'ed), turn up at /dev/input/mouse0 or /dev/input/mice (mice is a mirror for mouse0 + mouse1 + mouse2 + whatever else is connected).