Hi,
On 4/23/22 12:53, k...@aspodata.se wrote:
Fred:
On 4/23/22 02:34, k...@aspodata.se wrote:
...
So, make sure you are running in a virtual console and logged in as
root, then run the gpm -b etc. thing and move the mouse around.
To make the mouse to work in X11, please test the mouse with gpm in
a console first to assert basic functionality, and then come back.
Did you do the test above ?
As long the serial port isn't opened by anything,
you can let X11 and openbox be running.
If so, press Ctl-Alt-F2 buttons simultaineusly to get to a console.
There log in as root
and then try one of
gpm -b 1200 -m /dev/ttyUSB0 -t msc
gpm -b 1200 -m /dev/ttyUSB0 -t sun
gpm -b 1200 -m /dev/ttyUSB0 -t mman
and move the mouse to test.
This works. The msc protocol works best, the mman protocol doesn't work
at all. All three buttons show some effect.
A previous post mentioned xorg.conf which doesn't appear to exist in
Devuan Beowulf (AMD64).
So, where do I go from here?
You can either
A, do a xorg configuration with the mouse driver
man xorg.conf is your friend.
B, try inputattach to make the mouse appear as a /dev/input/* device
and be automatically included by X11, I haven't tested this. See
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Serial_input_device_to_kernel_input
https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/files/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Serial_Mouse
Regards,
/Karl Hammar
There is some progress. The inputattach package in Devuan apparently
doesn't have a config file. Specifying the baud on the command line
results in an invalid baud message. inputattach does work with the Sun
mouse but the middle button doesn't work. I tried msc and sun protocol
and both work the same. I may try some other protocols but I suspect a
bug in inputattach. Maybe I should contact the maintainer?
Best regards,
Fred
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