Logitech trackball problems...

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

Well to sum it up, it won't work...

I'm having problems trying to use a Logitech TrackMan Marble trackball with my Linux install. I'm running Mandrake 6.1 with KDE. I've tried every driver (Logitech, Generic, and Micro$oft Comp.) in mouseconfig to get the thing to work, switched serial ports from tty0 to tty1 and back again, etc. If anyone has any insight on the possible solution to this please help-- my desk space is at a premium here!!! :)

[Pierre Lambion]

Hi Alex,

I found on Google: http://www.hibit.uklinux.net/config.php3

Where there is a sample XF86Config file where the relevant section would be:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IntelliMouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection


But you should make sure that /dev/mouse is linking to the right device or specify directly the device .

Are you sure it is not a PS/2 (/dev/psaux)?

Pierre

[bdg1983]

or http://www.xfree86.org/current/mouse.html

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

Thanks for the help, guys.. I think it's traced down to a hardware problem... The trackball won't even work in Windoze :)