how to install an usb optical mouse [Archive]

joegi

08-28-2001, 01:58 AM

I have a usb optical mouse but i donot know how to make it work under linux. Can somebody help me with this????? :confused:

xhadow

08-28-2001, 05:57 AM

here (http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html)
what linux distro do you use?

joegi

08-28-2001, 07:22 PM

red hat 7.1

snivlle

08-31-2001, 12:03 AM

Hello there:

I use my Logitech USB optical mouse under Mandrake * with no problems. I did, however, have to initiate the installation process by using a generic serial port ( ps/2 would also work) for the gui install. It had no trouble detecting my mouse and installing it once I got to the mouse selection part of the install.

Are you sure you have the usb-daemon installed and running? My mouse is invoked in my XF86config-4 file as follows:

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"