Serial mouse can work in xubuntu 7.04 !!! I also couldn't make it work for years :] on my old PC, but this time I did it :)
I'm just showing what helped for me. Read on and get your own conclusions. I had a serial mouse, inserted directly to a COM. The problem was not only about X. cat /dev/ttyS0 didn't work. I can't recall exact steps, but the command inputattach was essential. I did it in somehow ugly way, something like this... (case study): 1. Install xubuntu, logged into X (normally) - mouse doesn't work yet. 2. Switched to virtual console and log as root (i. e. Ctrl-Alt-F1). Note: There is no root account explicitly given to you in (x)ubuntu. I made it this (ugly?) way by changing root's password using sudo: 2.1. Log in as the "ordinary" user (suppose his login is johnny) 2.2. Change root's password: Type: sudo passwd (type johnnyspasswd - sudo needs this) (set new rootpasswd) (confirm rootpasswd) 2.3 Log in as root with the new rootpasswd 3. Kill gdm. To see gdm's PID, you can type: pstree -p |grep gdm. (the leftmost gdm! You'll see two on the output) 4. Typing: cat /dev/ttyS0 and moving mouse makes no output. (press Ctrl-C after testing) (also type cat /dev/ttyS1 if you're not sure which COM you are using) 5. Type: inputattach -bare /dev/ttyS0 (you may need to change -bare to other protocol; inputattach --help gives a list of them) This command also locks screen (should it?), so make a few movements with the mouse and press Ctrl-C. 6. Type again: cat /dev/ttyS0. If you see strange characters-junk on the screen while moving your mouse, you're a happy person! Press Ctrl-C, type: reset (to clear the screen, if you can't see normal letters) and... what's left to do is to configure mouse in X. Sorry for such a bloated post, but I prefered to write too much than to less. Hope it helps someone. Cheers. -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
