[ltp] IMPS/2 mouse and X

[George Staikos]

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 19:32, Mark Krischer wrote:
> i've got a TP21 and i can't seem to get the IMPS/2 protocol to work with
> either XFree86 3.x or 4.x with an external wheel mouse.  i've used the
> drivers from probo.com, but unfortunately tim hasn't been able to help me
> out.  i thought i'd see if anyone here has had better luck.  i've tried
> using the trackpoint auto-disable function in the bios, but that make no
> difference either.  basically, if i select IMPS/2 instead of plain PS/2 in
> my XF86Config the mouse becomes completely erratic.
>
> anyone see this before?

   Well my i Series says that the machine is specifically incompatible with 
external wheel mice.  I don't know if this is the case with the T21 or not.  
With my external IBM wheel mouse on my desktop, I use the MouseManPlusPS/2 
protocol.

-- 

George Staikos


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