I have a lot of problems with running the PS2-mouse under /dev/wsmouse0 ,=20
it is functioning but the marker is running around like a madman when you=20
move the mouse. when I connected an old serial one to /dev/tty0 everything=
=20
worked alright. I=B4ve tried all the different types there was under=
 xf86config.

Krister

At 06:06 2001-05-18 -0500, you wrote:
>I've used a Microsoft ``Intellimouse'' PS/2 mouse for quite some time
>without any hassle.  USB mice should work as well (though I've never had
>one).
>
>As far as I know, X _never_ has any special hardware access to the mouse:
>It simply opens a named /dev special file, and interprets the mouse events
>according to the indicated protocol.  For most mice on port-i386, it's
>probably easiest to run the mouse through the wsmouse interface---though
>the older access method should still be there, and I believe that serial
>mice can still only be accessed via a /dev/tty0? special file.
>
>
>   "I probably don't know what I'm talking about." --rauch@eecs.ukans.edu