Re: Re[2]: BID mouse detection/support

["Tim Goldstein" <timg-at-ktmarketing.com>]

I have a USB to PS2 adapter on my optical mouse and run it with RedHat 5.2.
It also worked just fine with BDI when I was feeling like I needed some
frustration in my life. If you do it that way it will be supported as it is
the USB that is not supported. There is no difference in the signal between
an optical and a ball mouse.

Tim
[Denver, CO]


----- Original Message -----
>
> Hello Paul,
>
> Wednesday, September 4, 2002, 9:42:46 PM, you wrote:
>
> P> No USB support is compiled in to the 2.2.18 kernel supplied with the
> P> BDI-2.xx. During testing of the earlier 2.4.x kernels, Ian Wright
> P> successfully managed to break them or find a device that wouldn't work.
>
> Thanks Paul & Eric. OK, forget BDI - I install Red Hat 6.x with
> USB support. Will the mouse now work (ie, are there drivers for
> optical mice?). Let's say it's working. I now 'convert' to real
> time - is the mouse still working?
>
> The reason I want to use this mouse is because it's optical, not
> specifically because it's USB.
>
> Actually, I have a zillion and one questions to ask about EMC -
> is it OK to start asking them here please?
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Richard                            phebos-at-btinternet.com
>