[ltp] another USB problem

[Carl Friedberg]

This is just one of many infuriating examples of why IBM should never =
have dropped support of Linux on the Thinkpads.

On M$ w2k and wxp, this just works. It is so annoying to have to chase =
this kind of stuff down.

Anyone have any with a Linksys PowerLine USB adapter? (PLUSB10)

Carl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthias Posseldt [mailto:matthi%gmx.li@fwd.com]=20
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 11:25 AM
> To: linux-thinkpad
> Subject: Re: SOLVED: Re: [ltp] USB mouse problem
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> On Monday 29 September 2003 17:15, Gonzalo Avaria wrote:
> > Well, i solved by choosing on the =A8looking for new=20
> hardware=A8 window that
> > apeared on boot, the usb mouse. The problem now is that if=20
> i take out the
> > mouse, i can=B4t get the track point to work again. So that=20
> should be the
> > next problem that i will have to solve. So thanks for the=20
> time but don=B4t
> > worry, it is solved.
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> You can run USB and trackpoint simultanously if you configure XFree86=20
> correctly. I have an USB mouse that runs with the kernel HID=20
> driver (modprobe=20
> mousedev) and can plug it in and out ... I don't use gpm.=20
> Here is what I've=20
> done:
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> First, autoload the mousedev module so that there is always=20
> the device=20
> /dev/input/mice.
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> Then, add the following lines to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4=20
> (there can be some=20
> lines which are different in your file. The lines marked with + are=20
> important):
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> Section "ServerLayout"
> 	Identifier	"XFree86 Configured"
> 	Screen		0 "LCD" 0 0
> +	InputDevice	"USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
> +	InputDevice	"Trackpoint" "AlwaysCore"
> 	InputDevice	"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
> +
> +Section "InputDevice"
> +	Identifier	"Trackpoint"
> +	Driver		"mouse"
> +	Option		"Protocol" "PS/2"
> +	Option		"Device" "/dev/mouse"
> +	Option		"ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> +EndSection
> +
> +Section "InputDevice"
> +	Identifier	"USB Mouse"
> +	Driver		"mouse"
> +	Option		"Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> +	Option		"Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> +	Option		"ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> +EndSection
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> Note that I don't have any hardware assistant like kudzu or=20
> similar that=20
> autodetects my mouse. If I now plug in my USB mouse, it is=20
> used as an input=20
> device for X. I can still use the trackpoint.
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> Ciao, Matthias
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