[intrepid] Serial mouse not detected when using USB adapter

Hi ManBoy,
Can you answer the following to help in solving this problem:
What brand and model is your mouse?
What mechanism does your mouse use: ball mouse, optical, trackball, ...
How many physical buttons and scrollwheels does you mouse have?

Also can you open a terminal/console and enter the following commands :
uname -a > ~/uname-a
cat /proc/version_signature > ~/version_signature
sudo lspci -vvnn > ~/lspci-vvnn
dmesg > ~/dmesg
and then attach the files that are in your home folder (uname-a, version_signature, lspci-vvnn and dmesg) and also the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Thank you.

Incap No model # (a german company think they stopped making my mouse)
SwitchMouse
9 buttons - no right click - 0 scroll wheels

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Teej <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi ManBoy,
> Can you answer the following to help in solving this problem:
> What brand and model is your mouse?
> What mechanism does your mouse use: ball mouse, optical, trackball, ...
> How many physical buttons and scrollwheels does you mouse have?
>
> Also can you open a terminal/console and enter the following commands :
> uname -a > ~/uname-a
> cat /proc/version_signature > ~/version_signature
> sudo lspci -vvnn > ~/lspci-vvnn
> dmesg > ~/dmesg
> and then attach the files that are in your home folder (uname-a,
> version_signature, lspci-vvnn and dmesg) and also the file
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> Thank you.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => linux
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-mouse (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: linux => xserver-xorg-input-mouse
>
> --
> [intrepid] Serial mouse not detected when using USB adapter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295983
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "xserver-xorg-input-mouse" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When I use Windows, it automatically installs the drivers for my USB to
> Serial mouse adapter. I can't seem to find the driver for Ubuntu.
> I use a special mouse due to my physical limitations and a regular USB
> mouse is useless to me.
> I'm new to this OS so you have to go step-by-step.
>

Can't open terminal...is there a keyboard shortcut?

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Nick Tyler <email address hidden> wrote:

> Incap No model # (a german company think they stopped making my
> mouse)
> SwitchMouse
> 9 buttons - no right click - 0 scroll wheels
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Teej <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hi ManBoy,
>> Can you answer the following to help in solving this problem:
>> What brand and model is your mouse?
>> What mechanism does your mouse use: ball mouse, optical, trackball, ...
>> How many physical buttons and scrollwheels does you mouse have?
>>
>> Also can you open a terminal/console and enter the following commands :
>> uname -a > ~/uname-a
>> cat /proc/version_signature > ~/version_signature
>> sudo lspci -vvnn > ~/lspci-vvnn
>> dmesg > ~/dmesg
>> and then attach the files that are in your home folder (uname-a,
>> version_signature, lspci-vvnn and dmesg) and also the file
>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>> Thank you.
>>
>> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>> Sourcepackagename: None => linux
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>
>> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-mouse (Ubuntu)
>> Sourcepackagename: linux => xserver-xorg-input-mouse
>>
>> --
>> [intrepid] Serial mouse not detected when using USB adapter
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295983
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in "xserver-xorg-input-mouse" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> When I use Windows, it automatically installs the drivers for my USB to
>> Serial mouse adapter. I can't seem to find the driver for Ubuntu.
>> I use a special mouse due to my physical limitations and a regular USB
>> mouse is useless to me.
>> I'm new to this OS so you have to go step-by-step.
>>
>
>

You can press Alt+F1 to open the Applications on the top gnome bar, and then navigate from there to accessories>terminal. To be able to upload the files, same way to start firefox and tab through the pages to attach the required files. Long way around I know but the only way without a mouse.

Hi ManBoy,
It seems this is a problem that currently will not be fixed, but for the moment there is a solution. Have a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto - all the info you need to get this working is there. This really should be fixed with a mouse searching facility in ubiquity, and if none is found, then it should ask if the mouse is serial. This is present in Mandriva apparently.
Hope it all works out OK, report back if not and we'll see where to go from there. Good luck!

Hi ManBoy,
I must point out, your best option on that page is probably to use the section "Configure Xserver (alternate method)" and when you get to the mouse part, apparently the port should be /ttyUSB0 or 1, 2, 3, 4 depending on which usb port it's on.

On Sunday 09 November 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive
 from Teej <email address hidden> who wrote:

> This really should be fixed with a mouse searching facility in ubiquity,
> and if none is found, then it should ask if the mouse is serial.

No, what you need is a serial mouse setting/checking utility, which is called
if no mouse is detected.

> This is present in Mandriva apparently.

I can confirm, having installed Mandriva 2009.0 last month.

And it already existed when I began with Mandrake 6.1 over nine years ago, in
days when serial mice were more common.

Cheers,

Ron.
--
             Le bon sens est la chose du monde la mieux partagee,
                    car chacun pense en etre bien pourvu.
                                                -- Rene Descartes

                   -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org --

Just tried it..it will only configure my keyboard :(

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Renaud OLGIATI <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 9068 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068
>
> On Sunday 09 November 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive
> from Teej <email address hidden> who wrote:
>
> > This really should be fixed with a mouse searching facility in ubiquity,
> > and if none is found, then it should ask if the mouse is serial.
>
> No, what you need is a serial mouse setting/checking utility, which is
> called
> if no mouse is detected.
>
> > This is present in Mandriva apparently.
>
> I can confirm, having installed Mandriva 2009.0 last month.
>
> And it already existed when I began with Mandrake 6.1 over nine years ago,
> in
> days when serial mice were more common.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ron.
> --
> Le bon sens est la chose du monde la mieux partagee,
> car chacun pense en etre bien pourvu.
> -- Rene Descartes
>
> -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org --
>
> --
> [intrepid] Serial mouse not detected when using USB adapter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295983
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "xserver-xorg-input-mouse" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> When I use Windows, it automatically installs the drivers for my USB to
> Serial mouse adapter. I can't seem to find the driver for Ubuntu.
> I use a special mouse due to my physical limitations and a regular USB
> mouse is useless to me.
> I'm new to this OS so you have to go step-by-step.
>