Subject: Re: Serial mouse problem
To: Ruibiao Qiu <ruibiao@arl.wustl.edu>
From: Tobias Seiler <tobi@themaster.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 08/12/2001 15:52:34
Hello Wojciech

what about using the tty01 port ?

On 12-Aug-01, you wrote:

>> 
>>>> I am having problem setting up the serial mouse in X on an i386
>> box. I dont
>>>> have a PS/2 mouse port on the motherboard. Instead, I use a
>> serial mouse
>>>> connected to the com1 port. It works under Windoze, but I cant
>> get it work
>>>> under X. How should I choose the "Protocol" and "Device" in
>> XF86Config? I
>>> 
>>> microsoft probably and /dev/tty00 (or dty00)
>> 
>> This does not work, the mouse cursor is fixed in the center of the
>> screen.
>> Any idea?
> your mouse is IMHO broken or badly connected.
> 
> 
Tobias