Re: OT - New USB trackball; how to use?

2 msg	[ot tightvnc] No connections work
4 msg	PII Hangs while booting.
16 msg	[OFF TOPIC] PGP Messages & Email clients
29 msg	Randomly dumb questions
6 msg	Can't mount NTFS read-write

OT - New USB trackball; how to use?
\ Michael Sullivan (15 Mar 2008)
. \ Chris Brennan (15 Mar 2008)
. \ Dan Farrell (15 Mar 2008)

3 msg	Docbook
20 msg	jffs2 on gentoo
23 msg	portage problem
11 msg	Skipping static libraries
2 msg	New Unofficial Gentoo Livecd 2008.Mar.13 available
2 msg	libg2c.so.0
1 msg	dev-java/asm versions nightmare
1 msg	Unofficial Gentoo Minimal livecd release soon
5 msg	OT - Finding the port NFS runs on
29 msg	Accept all versions but 9999
14 msg	intelfb and 945GM
4 msg	hugin error message
1 msg	gnome-terminal compile failure during world update
10 msg	OT - Exim question

Subject:	Re: OT - New USB trackball; how to use?
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Dan Farrell
Date:	15 Mar 2008

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:10:54 -0500
Michael Sullivan <michael> wrote:

> I got a new USB trackball today. When I plug it into the computer,
> this shows up in dmesg:
>
> input: Logitech USB Trackball as /class/input/input6
> input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Trackball] on
> usb-0000:00:1d.0-1
>
> How would I configure my computer so that I could use this device?
>

hmm. no configuration should be necessary. try to cat /dev/input/mice
and see if things come up when you move the trackball. If so, make
sure X is using /dev/input/mice and not /dev/input/mouseX.

--
gentoo-user mailing list