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I was just given this awesome Kensington Expert Mouse but it's serial-driven. What do I do to make it work?
Last edited by synthead (2008-04-12 16:13:11)
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Get a serial to usb adapter then plug it into a usb port would be what I'd do. Serial ports are a giant pain to get to function properly. Serial ports on linux are mapped to ttys0 through to ttys# (depending how many you have) and iirc tldp.org has a small how to on getting serial mice to function with a linux distro & X properly.
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Aha! You just made me realize what I needed to do. I put a new InputDevice entry in there, mapped to ttyS0, and it works!
Here's what I did. I added this to the InputDevice area:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Serial Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection
And added this to my ServerLayout section:
Section "ServerLayout"
... bunch of other stuff ...
InputDevice "Serial Mouse"
EndSection
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Sorry to bump, but you guys gotta try a huge trackball. They are the bombdiggity big time.
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Glad you got it to work. I'd love to try one but afaik they all use mechanical means to read the balls movement, which leads to the little bearings wearing out. If yours is using an optical or laser sensor please post to me the name of the trackball and/or a link to it on kensingtons site! I have a good friend who needs a new trackball.
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IIRC, many newer trackballs use an optical sensor.
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This one does use ball bearings now that I look at it. Still works fine though ... for now at least.
I really like the scrolling thing on that optical one though. I'm thinking I might buy one of these for home too, they really really work well. Gosh, I hooked it up cause I thought it was cool, I had no idea I would fall in love with it ...
Last edited by synthead (2008-04-12 23:32:38)
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yeah I have a logitech marble mouse and it's great. I love the multi directional scrolling, and the fact the I don't need a huge desk to move an inefficient mouse around.
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