Re: [gentoo-user] USB Mouse configuration instructions for xorg?

[Raymond Lewis Rebbeck <dystopianray@gmail.com>]

On Friday, 5 January 2007 13:15, Mark Knecht wrote:
> Hi all,
>    My son bought a fancy mouse for playing games in windows. It works
> in Windows but so far not in Linux.
>
>    It is visible to the system in usbview:
>
>
> Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse
> Manufacturer: Razer
> Speed: 12Mb/s (full)
> USB Version:  2.00
> Device Class: 00(>ifc )
> Device Subclass: 00
> Device Protocol: 00
> Maximum Default Endpoint Size: 8
> Number of Configurations: 1
> Vendor Id: 1532
> Product Id: 0101
> Revision Number: 21.00
> <SNIP addition stuff>
>
>    Unfortunately X isn't seeing it so far. Also the red optical
> generator on the bottom is not turned on so I'm not sure it will
> actually work yet anyway.
>
>    Is there possibly a protocol change in xorg.conf for USB mice? I'm
> looking around but somehow not seeing it. The Gentoo Xorg config guide
> just sets it up for a PS/2 mouse I think.

X.org shouldn't care what sort of mouse it is, it'll just receive mouse events 
from a /dev/input/* device, usually /dev/input/mice and only the kernel needs 
to know whether it's ps/2 or usb.

>
>    Any other ideas warmly welcomed.

Do any additional /dev/input/* devices appear when plugging in the mouse? If 
so try to 'cat' them and move the mouse around and see if anything happens. 
However you say the laser doesn't turn on, that might indicate a problem 
elsewhere, probably in your kernel configuration. Do you have any other USB 
mice that you can try?

>
> Thanks,
> Mark

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