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From: guyd@austin.ibm.com (Guy Dawson)
Subject: Re: Mouse problems again
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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1993 15:29:21 GMT
References: <1olm2aINN62@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> <1993Mar23.090722.18130@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl>
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In article <1993Mar23.090722.18130@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl>, rooij@mozart.cft.philips.nl (Guido van Rooij)
writes:
> cobb@krazykat.engin.umich.edu (Paul Cobb) writes:
>
>
> > Okay, I broke down and went and bought a Logitech 3 button serial mouse.
> >Plugged it in the 9 pin serial port . Set the Xconfig to "Logitech "/dev/com1".
> >I'm using the pccons kernel and server from agate.berkeley.edu. The mouse moves
> >but only about once a second. I tried changeing the baudrate and samplerate lines but they just seem to
make it behave funny in a different way. What's my
> >problem. Someone help me before I blow up the damn thing.
> I think you either are using a new Xserver with the old patchkit, or an
> old Xserver with the new patchkit. I had the same problem once. It is
> due to the fact that an internal interface changed with the 0.2.0 patchkit.
> So either install the new patchkit or get a newer Xerver.
>
> > Paul Cobb
> > Space Physics Research Lab
> > Univ. of Mich.
> > cobb@sprlj.sprl.umich.edu
>
> -Guido
Another thing to check out is the type of Logitech Mouse you have.
I tried to use a MouseMan and the standard config with no-joy. I never did
get this to work.
I tried to user a Series 9 and the standard config with loads of joy!
Guy
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