solved! Re:macintosh ppclinux: how to get mouse to work?

[Max Blanco]

For the record:

* the package "mdetect" detects mice <--that was what solved the problem!
* caution: the debian "dselect" utility does not let one search under the 
	"description" field;
* the package could be named "mousetrap" to resolve this difficulty;
* "less /var/lib/dpkg/available" treats text like text, as contrasted 
	with "dselect";
* the default for the "gpm" package was faulty for my G3-266;
* on my OldWorld G3-266 beige powerpc, "/usr/input/mouse0" is the mouse 
	device
* all other gpm defaults seem fine (type=autops2)

Thanks to all who contributed to my two-day search.


On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Max Blanco wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Byron Q. Desnoyers Winmill wrote:
> 
> > I guess I shouldn't have jumped the gun so quickly.  If /dev/input/mice
> > doesn't work, search for /dev/adbmouse.  It should emulate a PS/2 mouse.
> > Then again, dmesg is suggesting that /dev/input/mice will work.
> 
> I have a /dev/adb.  Will that work?  I will put /dev/adb into 
> /etc/gpm.conf and see... nope, still no response.
> 
> # tail -f /dev/adb
> or
> # tail -f /dev/psaux
> don't work because they are special devices and tail doesn't work with 
> special devices.
> 
> # dmesg | grep -i adb
> adb devices: [2] 2 1 [3]: 3 1
> ADB keyboard at 2, handler 1
> Detected ADB keyboard, type ANSI
> input1: ADB HID on ID 2:2.01
> ADB mouse at 3, handler set to 2
> input2: ADB HID on ID 3:3.01
> 
> If anybody can figure this out, I'd be pleased to hear from you...
> 
> I have an idea: the mouse is connected to the keyboard.  Therefore, the 
> keyboard device will be the mouse device?  Which is the keyboard device on 
> macppc??
> 
> Argh.
> 
> Byron: does your mouse connect through your keyboard?
> Byron: do you have gpm set up?
> Byron: Is your keyboard a usb device?
> 
> tia,
> max.
> 
> > On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Max Blanco wrote:
> > > # dmesg | grep mouse
> > > input0: Macintosh mouse button evaluation
> > > ADB mouse at 3, handler set to 2
> > > mouse0: PS/2 mouse device for input2
> > > mouse1: PS/2 mouse device for input0
> > > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice.
> 
> 
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