Optical mouse

the mouse might be faulty. can you try it on another computer?

I purchased an optical mouse this week and relized that it doesn't work on ubuntu 5.10, neither on debian sarge, both with kernel 2.6.x. In windows it works well. i suposse it is a problem of the kernel since mouse light turns off while booting, before gdm and even if booting in recovery mode.

Please attach the output of the 'dmesg' command

I have the same problem here but a resolution appears to be at:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5703

Unfortunately the solution was merged only on kernel 2.6.16 :(

Is it possible to have this fix in Dapper?

Thanks in advance.

In Dapper i haven't this problem.
My optical mouse is working, without problems!!!
Be free!!

Alexandre Brandão
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    Data: Mon, 22 May 2006 17:31:21 -0000
 Assunto: [Bug 30224] Re: Optical mouse

> I have the same problem here but a resolution appears to be at:
>
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5703
>
> Unfortunately the solution was merged only on kernel 2.6.16 :(
>
> Is it possible to have this fix in Dapper?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Optical mouse
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/30224
>

Alexandre Costa Brandão
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Hi,

I just tested the mouse with Dapper 6.06 and it dindnt work for me.
It follows some additional info:

$ uname -a
Linux rav 2.6.15-23-amd64-k8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 18 16:58:05 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux

When I plug the PS2 optical mouse (which works on windows) its light turn on for a second and then turn off (I cant move the cursor but buttons work).
dmesg:
....
[64308.648120] input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /class/input/input3
...

Accordingly with http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5703, this problem was fixed on kernel 2.6.16 but Dapper is using 2.6.15, is there a way to backport this fix?

Thank you in advance.

-Hey guy,
Try install the DAPPER with the mouse connected in your computer, i do this.
I send fou you my xorg.conf, try the mouse configurations.

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "CorePointer"
 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
 Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

> Hi,
>
> I just tested the mouse with Dapper 6.06 and it dindnt work for me.
> It follows some additional info:
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux rav 2.6.15-23-amd64-k8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 18 16:58:05 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> When I plug the PS2 optical mouse (which works on windows) its light turn on for a second and then turn off (I cant move the cursor but buttons work).
> dmesg:
> ....
> [64308.648120] input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /class/input/input3
> ...
>
> Accordingly with http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5703, this
> problem was fixed on kernel 2.6.16 but Dapper is using 2.6.15, is there
> a way to backport this fix?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> --
> Optical mouse
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/30224
>

Alexandre Costa Brandão
Tele Centro JOCUM Borel
cx.postal: 48.451 cep:20.530-971 Rio
de Janeiro, RJ
(21) 8721-6916 / 2571-7898
Banco Bradesco agencia: 3402-9 conta
poupança: 1004228-3

Dear Alexandre,

I checked your suggestion of protocol "ExplorerPS/2" and it didn't work
for me.

Actually our problems are not the same.
I just patched the kernel-source with as suggested by
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5703
and now it works!

I'll fill another bug with this information.

Cheers

PS. "Try install the DAPPER with the mouse connected" -> this looks like
a "Windows" tip :)

alexmercy8 wrote:
> -Hey guy,
> Try install the DAPPER with the mouse connected in your computer, i do this.
> I send fou you my xorg.conf, try the mouse configurations.
>
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> EndSection
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tested the mouse with Dapper 6.06 and it dindnt work for me.
>> It follows some additional info:
>>
>> $ uname -a
>> Linux rav 2.6.15-23-amd64-k8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 18 16:58:05 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>
>> When I plug the PS2 optical mouse (which works on windows) its light turn on for a second and then turn off (I cant move the cursor but buttons work).
>> dmesg:
>> ....
>> [64308.648120] input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /class/input/input3
>> ...
>>
>> Accordingly with http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5703, this
>> problem was fixed on kernel 2.6.16 but Dapper is using 2.6.15, is there
>> a way to backport this fix?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> --
>> Optical mouse
>> https://launchpad.net/bugs/30224
>>
>>
>
> Alexandre Costa Brandão
> Tele Centro JOCUM Borel
> cx.postal: 48.451 cep:20.530-971 Rio
> de Janeiro, RJ
> (21) 8721-6916 / 2571-7898
> Banco Bradesco agencia: 3402-9 conta
> poupança: 1004228-3
>
>

I had the same problem with a Trust optical ps2 mouse.
The problem can be solved installing 2.6.16 kernel. The smptoms are the same mouse switvh off light during the boot and even to make it work again under windows I have to hardware reset the computer. The problem for me is that I cannot use on this computer any live cd, for example edubuntu. If the patch could be backported from 2.6.16 to 2.6.15 it would be great.
Thank you very much for your attention
Alberto Meroni
almeroni at tele2 dot it

Hi Alberto,

I'm waiting the backport of the patch too! : )
Otherwise each time I update the kernel I have to recompile the psmouse
module...

Alberto Meroni wrote:
> I had the same problem with a Trust optical ps2 mouse.
> The problem can be solved installing 2.6.16 kernel. The smptoms are the same mouse switvh off light during the boot and even to make it work again under windows I have to hardware reset the computer. The problem for me is that I cannot use on this computer any live cd, for example edubuntu. If the patch could be backported from 2.6.16 to 2.6.15 it would be great.
> Thank you very much for your attention
> Alberto Meroni
> almeroni at tele2 dot it
>
>

Can't believe I missed this. I've added the patch to our source tree. First update to dapper will have it included.

Thank you very much cannot believe it was so fast the answer!!!!!
Alberto
Il giorno mer, 31/05/2006 alle 18.31 +0000, Ben Collins ha scritto:
> Can't believe I missed this. I've added the patch to our source tree.
> First update to dapper will have it included.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Needs Info => Fix Committed
>

Hi Ben,

Thank you!
Please consider also changing the status of:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/46415

Ben Collins wrote:
> Can't believe I missed this. I've added the patch to our source tree.
> First update to dapper will have it included.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Needs Info => Fix Committed
>
>